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 | That the 1988 samples were doctored before the Carbon-14 tests were made. Ian Wilson demolishes this belief in his recent book on the shroud. 1 |
| Holger Kersten & Elmar R. Gruber, authors of The Jesus Conspiracy argue that the Vatican knows the truth about the shroud being Jesus burial cloth. However, they have engineered a massive conspiracy to generate phony Carbon 14 dates. |
A serious problem with past studies of the Shroud is that most of the experts and other investigators appear to be strongly committed to the belief that the Shroud was used during Jesus' burial. Meanwhile, others are strongly committed to proving that it is not.
This author believes that none of the four possibilities (the shroud being a relic, historical artifact, icon or fraud) has been proven beyond reasonable doubt. Many scientific investigations of questionable accuracy have been performed. The Carbon-14 data looks reasonably conclusive. However it would be necessary to replicate the measurements, perhaps using more extreme cleaning techniques before one could say with certainty that the shroud was made from flax that was alive in the early 14th century. Hopefully, the Roman Catholic church will consent to further Carbon-14 tests, perhaps now that the 2000 Jubilee year is past.
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References:
- Ian Wilson, The Blood and the Shroud: New Evidence that the World's Most Sacred Relic is Real," Simon & Schuster, (1998). Read reviews or order this book
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Copyright © 1999 to 2005 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 1999-NOV-18
Latest update: 2005-FEB-08
Author: B.A. Robinson
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