Jewish cosmology was not something entirely novel, but it had some similarities to ANE cosmologies. Most students of the Bible are probably aware that the Old Testament authors followed the cosmological model used in Mesopotamia and Egypt. https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/ … -theology/ It is not likely their portrayal of the universe was attempting to only make metaphysical …
The Greeks were perhaps the most advanced in terms of cosmology of all ancient cultures. We’re not really sure if the ANE cultures actually believed the universe to be shaped like a snowdome, but we do know the Greeks believed the universe was comprised of the Earth in the center of giant spheres. Although there …
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Diogenes wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:48 pm There is a long list of natural phenomena that were once attributed to the gods. They now have scientific explanations: Lightning Earthquakes Rain Hail Snow Floods Volcanoes Beliefs and theories come and go. And pointing to erroneous beliefs held by people thousands of years ago would not …
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Diogenes wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:43 am None of this disputes the fact the Earth is not the center of the universe or that it is immovable as the Bible claims. The Earth isn’t even the center o,f the solar system.. The Biblical cosmology is just plain WRONG. This constitutes the FACT the Genesis …
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https://shroudphotos.com The blood stains have no evidence of any smearing, breakage, or cracking. No smears are evident in the blood traces. https://www.shroud.com/pdfs/doclist.pdf Bloodstains on the cloth exhibit a peculiar forensic characteristic in that they show no sign of being smeared while wet, or cracked and pulled apart while dry. These forensic characteristics of smearing or …
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More info that the majority of the blood stains is from blood exudate: We have shown that [the blood] must have been taken from the exudate of a clot at a certain point in the clotting process. An artist would therefore have needed the exudate from the wounds of a severely tortured man, or baboon, …
https://www.shroud.com/pdfs/ssi43part1.pdf Another evidence the blood stains is real blood are the blood serum retraction rings. Serum is the component of blood that does not result in clotting. Blood is primarily composed of RBC (red blood cells), WBC (white blood cells), plasma, and serum. Plasma and serum are the main components of blood and are routinely …
Summary of arguments against McCrone and his findings: 1. McCrone might’ve believed he was on the STURP team, but in actuality he was not. viewtopic.php?p=1117304#p1117304 2. McCrone only studied from 32 sticky tape samples, which would be a very small subset of the entire shroud. viewtopic.php?p=1117304#p1117304 3. Though McCrone believed the TS was painted, he …
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As for detection of albumin, it is not the only evidence of blood. Heller and Adler performed a battery of chemical tests to analyze the blood, with several pointing to it being human/primate blood. To summarize, they found: – Proteins: fluorescamine testing, FTIR microspectrometry and proteases testing. – Albumin of primate origin: microchemical testing, immunological …
Both McCrone and the STURP team studied the samples from the sticky tapes. However, there was one crucial difference. McCrone only studied the samples while they were on the tape. STURP was able to study the samples by removing them from the tape and the adhesive. In sharp contrast, Heller and Adler removed all the …