[Vision2020] The Hype of the Shroud

[Burt Sid]

Ted hit this on the head.  An example of some things that keep scientists
stimulated (most don't go nuts):

"13 things that do not make sense"  
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524911.600

Most, regardless of their religious beliefs, could care less about the shroud.

Sid


On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:21:41 -0500, tbertruss at aol.com <tbertruss at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>   
> All: 
>   
> It appears that this "mystery" is driving some scientists "nuts" despite
> Joan's claim to the contrary.  
>   
> Anyway, Joan's assessment of the nature of modern scientific research was
> flat out wrong. 
> Much of it does focus on obscure details and theories that drive scientists
> "nuts," not the grand sweeping issues that Joan describes below: 
>   
> "What drives scientists nuts is string theory, or quantum mechanics, or
> Stephen Hawking's admission that he made a mistake in his original work on
> black holes and the origins of the universe." 
>   
> There are thousands of topics of scientific research ongoing right now that
> no one on the V2020 list serve has ever heard of that are driving thousands
> of scientists nuts at this very moment.  The extreme specialization of
> modern science has resulted in scientists spending years of their life
> trying to solve the most obscure and esoteric problems that 99.9% of the
> population will probably never understand. 
>   
> I'd list a few now, but anyone can Google "Science Magazine" to find their
> own list of obscure research topics that will have their head spinning... 
>   
> Ted Moffett 
> 
> ginal Message-----
> From: Kai Eiselein <editor at lataheagle.com>
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:20:55 -0800
> Subject: [Vision2020] The Shroud of Hype
> 
>  
> But it doesn't explain the red ochre and vermilion pigments. Another study
> says the shroud is a painting www.mcri.org/Shroud.html, it also references
> the carbon dating, which we are now being told was erroneous. Yet another
> study typed the blood stains as being type AB, but the first claims they are
> not actually blood. And, dang now I can't remember/find the web
> address.....I need a beer.... I still doubt the camera obscura theory,
> Wayne, I think the shroud would show the telltale signs of an aging
> photograph. Not too mention all of the variables that could have occured
> during the exposure process that may have taken days: differences in light,
> wind and such. Would the weather have been identical for at least two
> exposures taking a total of, say, 6 days? It is a riddle inside an enigma
> inside a question wrapped in a shroud of mystery...........ok so that was
> bad. But it IS Friday. Kai T. Eiselein Editor Latah Eagle 521 S. Jackson St.
> Moscow, ID 83843 (208) 882-0666 Fax (208) 882-0130 editor at lataheagle.com
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