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Is it? Can you show any other shroud that has more focus and a cult like following that the Shroud of Turin?
It sounds like a dishonest dodge to deny it.
What's dishonest is what you're doing right here. I offered no opinion at all of the authenticity of the Shroud. The Shroud isn't even the topic, and I've made no claims one way or another. You’re pretending that I did and using my post to somebody else to push forward your beliefs. This is called a “strawman,” and, yes, it’s very dishonest.
To someone else who'd said he'd be interested in just one verified account, I asked, 'What about one Shroud? Would you be interested in that?” Please note that these are two questions, that the words “authenticity” and “accepting” don’t appear in either sentence, and that no opinion is expressed.
Your reply to my post to someone else was, "You mean you actually take the 'shroud seriously, even though it has been proven to be a 14th century fake," and I posted back, “I can't imagine how you've extracted an opinion from a question.” That's because I didn't express an opinion at all. But I apparently didn’t express myself plainly, so let me try again: I did not express an opinion one way or another. Look at the ten words/two sentences within quote marks. There is no opinion expressed.
And then you doubled down because you’re so eager and just had to express your naysaying opinion. Again, I did not express an opinion. Only you have. That’s why I described your post as a dishonest dodge. Better to have said that you confused my post with somebody else’s or acknowledge that you misread. Or something other than this.
And although this is a minor point, I don’t need to show that there is any other shroud. I capitalized the word, which you were too lazy to do, and you obviously knew to which shroud I was referring. You're just trying to start an argument where there will be none. I've expressed no opinion and am going to continue not to. I hope my use of bold has helped clarify what obviously confused you.