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Many things are discovered, realised, or awareness taught, all for the good of mankind.
In this age, where the truth means nothing; because if it exists, it runs afoul of manmade law, which does not take truth into account when it runs afoul of "procedure."
If this "object" does nothing else than calm the anxiety of one, thousands, or millions, and only motivates something good, or simple awareness of good, then this "scientist" has really accomplished something.
He has denigrated all higher powers, the understanding of the universe, world governments and economies, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and everything representative of there being something more than man.
I hope that not one baby in the world starved, so this man could satisfy his destruction of something higher than man, and only represents a possibility of something good for everyone.

Hello Liam1306:
I'm not sure I entirely understand your position from your above comments, but it seems that you're somewhat in disagreeance with Garlaschelli's hypothesis and experiments regarding the shroud. Are you saying that his experiments somehow detract from the greater good that a belief in the shroud's alleged authenticity provides? If so, how could the truth of it's authenticity, or lack thereof, possibly harm anyone or anything? How is he destroying "something higher than man"? If one believes in such a thing as a higher power, I suspect their belief would remain in tact regardless of Garlaschelli's findings. If one's beliefs somehow falter, it is certainly by no fault of these tests or determinations, but rather a deeper question of personal doubt. Garlaschelli said himself that he has no anti-religious agenda, and simply wishes to find the truth of a thing. If this and other truths are perceived as a threat to yours and others personal beliefs, I can only hope that you and others would keep an open mind in light of opposing evidence and viewpoints, as they arise, and however they play out.

Greetings

Thank you for your kind words. My faith is solid, it is my faith in men
that is shaky.

Thank you.
No threat to my feelings.
Many icons, are merely that; recognized representations.
My posit is while it has been successfully replicated, that by itself proves
nothing.
The good these later efforts accomplish, is give people pause to question
accepted perceptions of history, which continues to evolve even at this late
date.

While I am old, I still enjoy watching the first expressions of children,
their wonder and curiosity when first confronted with the many different
religions icons.