Unexplained Mystery UPDATED

One day, I received an email from a high school student in Alaska. Her chemistry teacher handed out a list entitled, “Carbon 14 Dating Successes.” The topmost item on the list read, “Shroud of Turin – Proven Fake.”

“I asked my teacher about it but was ridiculed for not being scientific,” she wrote. Later, during a true or false examination, the student had to acquiesce to the truth that the shroud was fake or be marked down. She objected. She brought in an article from Wikipedia and another article obtained from the internet (she was writing to me in search of more articles). Her teacher told her, in front of the entire class, that she could believe anything she wants about her “religion,” but when it comes to science the shroud is a fake, and that is a “scientific fact.”

If you read nothing else about the Shroud, read: Possibly the Biggest Radiocarbon Dating Mistake Ever.

No one can explain how a polysaccharide coating that covers only the outmost fibers of the cloth has turned into a caramel-like substance in certain places to form the images we see. This coating is thinner than 1/100th the thickness of a human hair (200-800 nanometers).

Comments

[Jason Fulbright]

If the radio-carbon analysis was as badly executed as you say then it is fair to argue the shroud was never dated. After all Pluto no longer ever was a planet.

[abucs]

I think its fair to say it hasn't been radio carbon dated but it has been Vanillan dated.

http://www.shroud2000.com/CarbonDatingNews.html

[LaShawn Pulkoski]

I am not a scientist but I have eyes. I wish they could explain the lack of distance between the front of the image and the back. I placed a blanket on my head there was an 8-inch gap of where my face would have touched the front and where my head would have touched the back. Looking at the PHOTOs there is less than 2 inches. This is also depicted in most of the artwork that I've seen. I do not doubt that there was one at some time in the past. I would just like someone to explain the lack of distance between the face and the back.

[Ina Bliss]

Maybe this interests you, for it beats the shroud.

Have found the digital face print of Jesus on October 24, 2004.

It is being preserved as a religious "icon" by the Catholics.

When I enlarged it in my picture viewer, I saw immediately

that this is no painting.

Feel free to link to it from your page.

http://www.telechurch.org/jesus.htm

It came about, when King Abgar's royal painter wanted to accompany

Jesus return-message to king Abgar (Edessa, Assyria, now Urfa, Turkey)

by Jesus' portrait, and Jesus took the

canvas from the painter's hand to swipe it accross His face.

The accompanying message by Jesus in Aramaic is the only

written thing we have from Him.

Much love & success,

Ina

[Robert Rainsberger]

The shroud looks the way that it does is because the Son of God wanted it to look that way. Check out www.truthoftheshroud.org Click on "facts" then click on Sacred Saturday. The truth awaits us.