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Originally Posted by Nightwish
DNA samples from the Shroud of Turin have been stored for quite some time now, waiting for something to test them against. Of course, even this presents a conundrum for Christians - if the samples from the remains match the samples from the Shroud, then one is forced to accept one of two very uncomfortable things: (1) the Shroud was Christ's, and his bones are in the ossuary, meaning he didn't resurrect; or (2) they've been wrong all along about the Shroud belonging to Christ, and the resurrection story is preserved, but the Shroud is lost as an important "proof" of the resurrection and existence of Jesus. Then there will be that subset who will resort to the old, "The Devil put those bones there" argument.
On the other hand, if the Shroud and the bones don't match, everybody can just return to their normal programming.
Question, though, especially for the Christians on here - if it is proven conclusively that the remains in that ossuary are the remains of Jesus of Nazareth, how will it affect your spirituality and beliefs?
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IN 1973 the shroud was proven to have vermillion ink, not blood in it by Walter McCrone - thus no DNA is available.
I believe the shroud was completely debunked in 1988, according to carbon dating anyway. All three independent labs that investigated the shroud dated it around the 1300s.
Which would create yet another scientific paradox. If you believe the DNA matches and is proof of Christ, then you must accept that cardon dating is seriously flawed and should not be taken as serious scientific fact as it is currently used.
If Cameron's theories are based upon the shroud, he has already laid a foundation of sand for his castle of "proof".
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