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Authenticating the Shroud of Turin: When Skepticism Meets Cult-Like Devotion

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

A dental surgeon claims to see “invisible teeth” on the Shroud of Turin. But every new “discovery” only confirms how faith often masquerades as evidence. iPINIONS dissects the myth-making industry behind Christianity’s most famous relic — from Houdini’s debunking to the latest digital delusion. Read my full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/authenticating-the-shroud-of-turin Read more.

Christians Proselytizing Fake Dead Sea Scrolls as Gospel. Duh

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 7:06 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

My abiding belief is that the Dead Sea Scrolls provide no greater insight into the life and times of Jesus Christ than the Shroud of Turin provides into his looks. The latter proselytizes the manifest absurdity that he had features that were more Aryan than Semitic. I commented on the debunking of such Christian myths… Read more.

Shroud of Turin Shrouded in Fraud

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 5:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

As far as debunking Christian folklore goes, it’s not nearly as dramatic or titillating as The Da Vinci Code. But it’s far more significant. Scientists at the University of Pavia, Italy, led by Luigi Garlaschelli, have now proven beyond all reasonable doubt that the hallowed Shroud of Turin, widely believed to be the cloth that… Read more.