11/23/2023 0 Comments Shroud of turin dna![]() Through experiments, Rogers demonstrated that a Maillard reaction could result in the yellow-brown coloration of linen fabric treated with a thin starch contamination layer, forming melanoidins, which are brown polymeric materials. In the same paper, it is reported that Ray Rogers, STURP’s lead chemist, suggested that a Maillard chemical reaction might have occurred between amines produced by a decomposing body and a contamination layer on the Shroud fibers. It seems to have the earmarks of proof beyond reasonable doubt. Further testing with laser-microprobe Raman analysis, pyrolysis-mass spectrometry, and microchemical testing confirmed the absence of paint pigments or mediums. The Jackson paper then goes on to explain that testing results showed that no paint pigments or paint-carrying mediums were found on image-bearing linen fibers. The Shroud of Turin: A Critical Summary of Observations, Data and Hypotheses, Version 4. Jackson, J., Propp, K., Jackson, R., Koumis, A., Bertrand, J., & Siefker, B. The image-bearing fibers have a yellow-brown color. There is no evidence of a coating or extraneous material added to the fibers to cause the image color. The colored linen fibers are only colored due to a chemical reaction involving the fibers themselves. More recently, in a paper published in 2017 by the Turin Shroud Center of Colorado we read: This is, in fact, what happens when linen ages and turns yellow. In the context of the Shroud the term refers to the chemical structure responsible for the image’s appearance on the cloth.Īccording to the 1981 summary of STURP’s conclusions, the scientific consensus was that the image was produced by “oxidation, dehydration, and conjugation of the polysaccharide structure of the linen’s microfibrils.” In other words, a chemical change to the flax microfibrils changed the way they absorbed and reflected light so as to form an image. Chromophores can be found in various substances, such as paint and dyes. It is convenient to use the word “chromophore” which is a chemical structure or group of atoms and molecules that absorbs and reflects specific wavelengths of light, resulting in the color we see. It’s a powerful statement and it implies you have the evidence to back it up. In general, it means that there is no other reasonable explanation for something other than the one that is being proposed. The phrase “proof beyond a reasonable doubt” is most commonly used in a criminal context, but it can also be used in other ways. Often it is so controversial or contradictory that it cannot be considered evidentiary. But my perspective changed as I became aware of problems with the evidence. At one time, I might have agreed with the lawyer. But neither can I say that I believe beyond a reasonable doubt that it’s fake. Legal terms can be very clarifying.Ĭhoosing ‘ proof beyond a reasonable doubt,’ the lawyer went on to say, “I firmly believe that the combination of evidence from multiple disciplines (scientific, medical, historical, etc.) proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the Shroud of Turin is the authentic burial cloth of Christ. One, a lawyer, focused on distinctions used in the practice of law. In my previous posting, “ Is Proof Possible,” a couple of commenters pointed out that “proof” can mean different things to different people. Much of what we think we know for sure just ain’t so. What we thought we knew for sure just ain’t so.Īnd such is the case with the Shroud of Turin. At least there is no evidence that he did so. Consequently, countless individuals have come to believe that Mark Twain wrote those two sentences. These words have since been spread across the globe in numerous languages, been cleverly incorporated into motivational speeches, and emblazoned on souvenir sweatshirts featuring Mark Twain’s name and often his image. ![]() It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. “The Big Short,” which won an Oscar in 2015, begins with these clever words: Really, what should we be telling people?
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