> > ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Shroud of Turin is much older than some scientists
> > believe, according to researchers who used pollen and plant images to
> > conclude it dates from Jerusalem before the eighth century.
> >
> > The study gives a boost to those who believe the shroud is the burial
> > cloth of Jesus and contradicts a 1988 examination by scientists who said
> > the shroud was made between 1260 and 1390.
>
> Actually, if I didn't know Jim better, I'd say this was more an
> example of an attempt to publicize material on TIPS which supports a
> religious belief.
Stephen, while I am unshamedly evangelical, there is a time and place for
that, and this definitely isn't one of them. Besides, if you're going to espouse
religious beliefs, this would be a poor way to do it, no?
> But to answer the question, it doesn't seem to me to be a particularly
> good example of science, especially in the speculative leap from data to
> conclusion. What it suggests is that the shroud was in the Middle East at
> some time or was in contact with plant material from that region. It
> provides no information about its date.
I didn't think it was necessarily a good example of science, but perhaps
interesting material for a discussion of how something like this may be (and
has attempted to be) examined scientifically.
> > "The pollen association and the similarities in the blood stains in the
> > two cloths provide clear evidence that the shroud originated before the
> > eighth century," Danin said.
I'm curious what Danin's religious beliefs (if any) are. Can he be objective?
I wonder how much discussion this has engendered in the religious
community.
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Jim Guinee, Ph.D. Director of Training, Counseling Center
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Psychology/Counseling
Dept. of Health Sciences
President-Elect, Arkansas College Counselor Association
University of Central Arkansas
313 Bernard Hall Conway, AR 72035
(501) 450-3138 (office) (501) 450-3248 (fax)
"When you are angry, do not sin; do not let
the sun go down on your wrath." Ephesians 4:26
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