Shroud of Turin

more plain case, such as The Turin Shroud, we will see the evidence that justifies the belief of religion and the acceptance of holy relics are endorsed by personal bias. With faith, creditability of evidence is increased, but remains subjective. If asked, different religion groups, even different individuals will have different belief and views on religion. In my opinion, this is the result of different interpretation of feeble evidence. Going back to The Turin Shroud, “the Vatican has always been

The plaque at the museum may say the artifact is several thousand years old. What if we could place its creation to several decades? Writings say something lived so long ago, or their life time is just a guess. What if we were able to actually give them some numbers to work with? History has always been the product of a lot of guess work. Sometimes first-hand accounts give the details for a clear image of the story. More often than not, the story is not complete. Scientific tools such as radiocarbon

The Hindu Faith is an indigenous theology and philosophy of India spanning thousands of years. Reincarnation is the center of the Faith, the teaching that all things become unified through living many lives. After each cycle of life, karma decides which caste or level of life a person will next experience. Lying, cheating scumbags, who were greedy and did not assist the poor could be reincarnated upon death into a life of poverty and illness. With a little hope, such a soul would learn a valuable

between the real thing and the virtual form. Pilgrims can utilize this virtual reality headset to travel to holy places such as the lady of Guadalupe basilica in Mexico to the vatican. Also, they can visit many relics around the world like the shroud of Turin. This type of method allows the pilgrim to implement the principal forms of early christian pilgrimage to his or her virtual

Sense perception is the result of Darwinian evolution and based on survival principals. Modern urbanization has meant that our physical and social environment is far removed from that of our hominid ancestors; our limited senses are being compromised, making our environment more obscure and resulting in sensory illusions (Turner & Barker, 2015). Apophenia, Darwinian mechanisms, and Bayesian inference all offer satisfactory theories as to why we can no longer always trust our senses and will provide

The Shroud of Turin aside, few pieces of cloth have been analyzed as much as Desdemona’s handkerchief in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice. The handkerchief symbolizes love, virginity, power, marriage, ocular proof, and race to name just few of the many attributed meanings. In Othello, the handkerchief has both physical and symbolic interpretations: the characters imbue meanings upon the handkerchief that are incidental to its physical reality. Never in the play does a character

The number of converts to Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, Baha’ism, and Spiritualism is growing daily. People are searching for a genuine Faith that is not dominated by greed and hypocrisy. Indigenous, tribal practices are performed to this day in remote regions of the world. Shamans and medicine men continue to practice on isolated islands, in Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Atheism, a concept that any and all religious beliefs are a bunch of bunk, is also gaining support throughout the world.

Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross (1918) is a life-size bronze sculpture created by Pompeo Coppini and is currently on display at Texas A&M University. This sculpture features the life-size figure of a very distinguished gentleman, standing diligently on top of a stair-like pedestal. The man is facing outwards with a composed expression as though readying himself for action against a great undertaking, evoking a sense of respect from the viewer who is unable to see this challenge just yet. Charles Keck

This paper is a comparison between two very different religions, specifically Christianity and Buddhism. Coming from opposite sides of the globe these two religions could not be any farther apart in any aspect. I will discuss who Christ is for Christians and who Buddha is for Buddhists. I will also get into the aspects of charity, love, and compassion in both religions and I will be looking at the individual self and how Christians see resurrection where the Buddhists feel about the afterlife. One

He entered the lecture hall scanning the room for a place to sit. Not a single face was familiar. Then he spotted Mario seated near the front and he made his way over. "Hey man, didn't mean to leave you hanging, but I wanted to get the front. I’ve have to get at least a C in every class if I want my old man to keep paying for my car issuance.” Mario was bright-eyed and attentive whereas he felt as if a bus had run him over. "It’s all good," Adrian said, reaching into his backpack to retrieve a