Comments on: Secular Sanity (the moral high ground of Atheism) is bent out of shape over the Shroud of Turin http://shroudofturin.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/secular-sanity-the-moral-high-ground-of-atheism-is-bent-out-of-shape-over-the-shroud-of-turin/ Latest news and views on the Turin Shroud Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Scott http://shroudofturin.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/secular-sanity-the-moral-high-ground-of-atheism-is-bent-out-of-shape-over-the-shroud-of-turin/#comment-169 Scott Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:26:20 +0000 http://shroudofturin.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/secular-sanity-the-moral-high-ground-of-atheism-is-bent-out-of-shape-over-the-shroud-of-turin/#comment-169 The evidence that "suggests that it is a late-Second Temple era burial shroud of a crucifixion victim" also suggests a pretty odd position or combination of positons. It was also claimed to be a hoax by someone that claimed to have made it. Let the evidence be examined thouroughly. It will speak for itself. This thing gets dragged out every year with the inferrence that it is real. The evidence that “suggests that it is a late-Second Temple era burial shroud of a crucifixion victim” also suggests a pretty odd position or combination of positons. It was also claimed to be a hoax by someone that claimed to have made it. Let the evidence be examined thouroughly. It will speak for itself. This thing gets dragged out every year with the inferrence that it is real.

]]> By: Samuel Skinner http://shroudofturin.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/secular-sanity-the-moral-high-ground-of-atheism-is-bent-out-of-shape-over-the-shroud-of-turin/#comment-14 Samuel Skinner Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:01:43 +0000 http://shroudofturin.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/secular-sanity-the-moral-high-ground-of-atheism-is-bent-out-of-shape-over-the-shroud-of-turin/#comment-14 "Joe remarks that a scientist tends to approach an investigation from the narrow view of his own specialty - where as a “jack of all trades” would come up with more avenues of investigation." Joe is not refering to rationalism, materilaims, etc- he is refering to the fact scientists tend to see problems through their own specialty and don't think "outside the box". They also don't expect their opponents to cheat- a failing that magicians don't have. “Joe remarks that a scientist tends to approach an investigation from the narrow view of his own specialty – where as a “jack of all trades” would come up with more avenues of investigation.”

Joe is not refering to rationalism, materilaims, etc- he is refering to the fact scientists tend to see problems through their own specialty and don’t think “outside the box”.

They also don’t expect their opponents to cheat- a failing that magicians don’t have.

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