Do you believe the Shroud of Turin really does show the imprint of Jesus Christ?

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The Shroud of Turin, discovered in the 13th century, has been a topic of debate for many years. Some believe it to be the actual cloth used to wrap up the Saviour when he was buried. Although carbon-dating indicates the Shroud of Turin to be created in the 13th century, claims of fires around the Shroud may refute that theory. What do you think?

Rating	Total	Female	Male	Unspecified	Average Age
Good	17	8	9	0	37.7
Bad	7	3	4	0	34.9
No Opinion	44	22	22	0	39.1

Type	Number
Abstainers	14
Male	32
Female	31
Unspecified	0

Qualifiers:

User	Vote	Comment
Guthrie	reasonable	posted 2-Oct-2000 7:00am
nihon	reasonable	posted 2-Oct-2000 1:29am
Strider	reasonable	posted 2-Oct-2000 12:56am
Maarten	reasonable	posted 1-Oct-2000 7:09pm
Richard	reasonable	posted 1-Oct-2000 5:30pm
Richard	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 5:12pm
Richard	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 4:39pm
msgman	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 11:33am Your explanation doesn't make sense. How can something be "way older than it is"? And the carbon-dating doesn't "prove" that it dates from the 13th century (otherwise people would have stopped arguing about it by now!) - it just indicates that this is the mostly likely date of origin. I think what you mean to say is that carbon-dating indicates that the shroud was made in the 13th century, but that there are reasons (such as fire) why this may not be accurate.
Jemmy	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 11:10am
star2b_ca	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 10:02am KRISTAL ROSE: I feel exactly the you do. I'm going as fast as I can, however I try to satisfy as many comments as I can. Aren't I supposed to correct a nitpic? What if I don't? What happens? ZANG: Bless your heart. I was nervous that nobody would like it, or thought no one knew what the Shroud of Turin was. You made my day! THANKS FOR THE HELP EVERYBODY! star2b_ca
Kristal_Rose	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 9:44am Hurry this thing up, so I can post my photo of the Virgin Mary next to her shrine.
Lizabeth	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 9:00am
msgman	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 8:51am
nihon	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 5:14am
Strider	old	posted 1-Oct-2000 1:20am
Maarten	old	posted 30-Sep-2000 8:52pm
Zang	old	posted 30-Sep-2000 7:08pm 2 things: I recommend changing "proves it to be" to "suggests it was". There is evidence that carbon dating itself is unreliable. I would like to see some options in between "yes" and "no", such as "I lean towards believing", "I lean towards disbelieving". Excellent 1st survey!
Richard	old	posted 30-Sep-2000 4:31pm
sequel	old	posted 30-Sep-2000 4:16pm You need to remove "in" from the fifth option (look at it carefully and you'll see...) It would also be nice to be consistent with your use of commas in the answer options. But basically this is a good survey.
nihon	old	posted 30-Sep-2000 5:36am The fifth option sounds odd. How about "No, the scientific tests prove it is not what some people claim it is"
Strider	old	posted 30-Sep-2000 12:16am
Kristal_Rose	old	posted 29-Sep-2000 10:30pm
Jemmy	old	posted 29-Sep-2000 10:00pm
Richard	old	posted 29-Sep-2000 4:59pm
North79	old	posted 29-Sep-2000 1:35pm
nihon	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 10:21pm Since the Shroud is obviously real, you should change the woording on the fifth option: "...prove it is not what some people claim".
Kristal_Rose	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 10:10pm
star2b_ca	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 8:17pm Thanks Kirsty!
kirsty	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 7:59pm Old is when you've changed the survey, all previous votes go to old.
Maarten	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 6:59pm
star2b_ca	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 6:23pm Hey guys, thanks for all the help! This is my first survey and, as you can see, I need all the help I can get. About the spelling mistakes, to be honest, I didn't know how to correct them, so I stuck with them. I've decided to make the changes and I apologize if I use anyones wording. Instead, feel proud that you made a difference and took part in this survey. Again, thank you so much for all the help!!! star2b_ca PS: What does an old vote mean? Does it mean exactly that???
Richard	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 5:43pm
Guthrie	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 2:30pm nihon: That'ts not right. The cloth is much too large for that and the imprint is not only of his face. Do you recall seeing the church-people taking the shroud out of its ceremonal case? It was the length of a coffin and about half as wide to contain the cloth rolled up.
Jemmy	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 11:42am
nihon	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 8:52am Also, the Shroud is believed to be the cloth that covered Christ's face. Just his face, nothing else.
msgman	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 5:22am You've fixed the typos, but the missing word is still missing! Also, I still think you need an option for "I don't know, but it would be interesting to find out" or something like that. Actually, I think that the options could do with being reworded to make them more consistent. How about something like this: * Yes, my faith calls me to believe it. * Yes, I think the evidence supports it. * No, my faith calls me not to believe it. * No, I don't think the evidence supports it. * I don't know, but it would be interesting to find out. * I don't know, and I don't really care. * Other
Richard	old	posted 28-Sep-2000 12:02am
nihon	old	posted 27-Sep-2000 11:50pm I agree that the options are not mutually exclusive, so it should be multi-choice, not single-.
Strider	old	posted 27-Sep-2000 11:26pm
asura	old	posted 27-Sep-2000 9:13pm
kirsty	old	posted 27-Sep-2000 9:02pm
asura	old	posted 26-Sep-2000 10:07pm
Joseph	old	posted 26-Sep-2000 7:37pm
Jemmy	old	posted 26-Sep-2000 9:50am
ASexyBabe	old	posted 26-Sep-2000 9:27am No evidence and I don't know or care. Multiple choice would be nice since the options are not mutually exclusive.
msgman	old	posted 26-Sep-2000 5:02am Two typos: imprint (not 'emprint') debate (not 'sebate') Missing word: believe it to be (not 'believe it be') I also think you should have an option for "I don't know, but I'd like to find out".
Strider	old	posted 26-Sep-2000 12:44am
cody	old	posted 25-Sep-2000 11:47pm Sure it isnt "imprint"? ;)
Richard	old	posted 25-Sep-2000 10:34pm