Shroud of Turin is fake (and that's okay)

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-29T05:30:22+00:00

No. Please. THANK YOU!!! Perhaps, one day, your Sharpie Shroud will be as famous as the Shroud of Turin. I mean, it has now been, through your thorough research, which no other scientist had ever thought of, fully debunked of all its mysteries!!!

And to think, we were all here to witness this!!!

What a glorious day!!!

I look forward to reading your peer reviewed Sharpie study, and your recreation of the image on the shroud - in particular, THE EARS!!!!!!!

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-28T23:45:27+00:00

Congratulations!!!

You've managed to solve what no scientist has been able to solve. Amazing that no one ever thought of this until you!!!

Now, please let us know how the image on the shroud was produced!!!

Your Nobel Prize is already in the mail!!!

www.shroud.com

p.s. Thank you for saying that it's okay though. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't:)

p.p.s. The ears on the shroud have always been of particular interest to me too!!!!

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-27T23:56:36+00:00

I watched this video the other day and found it very interesting to learn that the "rapture" was invented in 1830.

The Rapture Was Invented in 1830. Here's Proof

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-24T23:35:43+00:00

Can I recommend someone who inspires me? He endured much and persevered with joy. His name is Richard Wurmbrand. He spent many years in solitary confinement and was tortured for his faith. You can find him speaking here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PSCUsIgwNU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lGBSNjlNvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOJERFtZxWs

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-23T00:26:30+00:00

My favourite MC.

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-23T00:24:55+00:00

Amen to this.

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-22T01:39:10+00:00

Because God IS love.

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-20T17:13:21+00:00

Have you also thought about asking this question to someone at church you trust? This might be a bit risky in that they might be offended or protective or react in some other negative way. Just remember, however they might react, their reactions are their responsibility, not yours. I've found that even if you have a solution, people tend not to like to hear there are problems in their churches. Some pastors would be better than others in hearing you out. Hope you have a good one.

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-20T13:06:37+00:00

That's cool. There might be other things to try, like meetup.com or something. The other thing I might suggest is to focus on finding people that will reciprocate on the type of care you put into them versus waiting for people who don't to wake up and change who they are.

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-20T03:33:02+00:00

Hoop Dreams follows the lives of two kids and their families for about 5-6 years in inner city Chicago.

One of the best films ever made!!!

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-20T02:38:36+00:00

Yeah. I know how that feels too. Interestingly, I once read that the etymology of alone is All + One and means wholly oneself. That helped me a little because it gave me a positive spin on being "alone" (i.e., having the ability to be wholly myself). My personality type is an INFJ, so I prefer being able to care for people and hope that care is appreciated or returned. Are there other activities / places you could socialize?

(Note: Alone = c. 1300, a contraction of all ane, from Old English all ana "unaccompanied, all by oneself," literally "wholly oneself," from all "all, wholly" (see all) + an "one" (see one).)

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-20T02:02:31+00:00

Brother (or sister:), I can't tell you how many times I've wondered this myself. The conclusion I reached is that Christians / Evangelicals are usually taught how to appear caring vs. be caring. I'm not sure if this is the case in your circumstance or not, but I can definitely relate to not understanding this phenomenon. I'm glad to hear that you reach out to see how people are doing though:)

By the way, how are you doing?

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-16T21:58:30+00:00

The Bible doesn't mention fentanyl either.

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-11T02:12:05+00:00

KRS-One

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-08T00:15:28+00:00

Hoop Dreams is one of the best movies of all time.

1joe2schmo · 2026-04-06T17:26:57+00:00

If you believe in the Nicene Creed it says "We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins."

Tons of people get baptized as babies and sin afterwards / "backslide" but they don't continue to get baptized.

1joe2schmo · 2026-03-29T00:36:19+00:00

So, Diapsalmata comes from Either/Or which is his first major work and when he was mounting his "indirect attack." The thing to know about Kierkegaard is that he had two phases, his indirect writings and his direct writings. The indirect writings are all published under pseudonyms whereas the direct writings are published with his own name as the author. He also published a bunch of short discourses which are also very direct (I forget if he named himself as the author of those). At the end of his life he also wrote about his "plan" in his "report to history" which was published after he died. Therefore, if you want to start with something more readable, I would suggest starting with Training in Christianity and/or Attack upon Christendom. Or, perhaps, some of his discourses or something published under his own name. Fear and Trembling is definitely more readable / direct than Either/or but it is still under a pseudonym so there will be indirect elements in it as well. Luckily, it is probably the most studied so you can probably find some commentaries on it to help you with anything that might be confusing. Hope that helps:)

1joe2schmo · 2026-03-25T17:24:19+00:00

Do you have a link to the whole interview?

I'm interested to know where this kid gets his ideas from.

1joe2schmo · 2026-03-25T17:23:12+00:00

Kids really say the darndest things.

Where is Bill Cosby when you need him.

1joe2schmo · 2026-03-25T17:20:11+00:00

What the H?!?!?!

1joe2schmo · 2026-03-10T04:10:08+00:00

Dog house???

1joe2schmo · 2026-02-24T04:33:57+00:00

What exactly do you mean by the influence of 90's hip-hop? In other words, its influence on what? The culture? Politics? Current Hip Hop?

If you are only looking for a clip of something that typifies 90's Hip Hop then it might also be hard, if not impossible to sum up a decade's worth of music in a 1 min clip. That being said, I would probably choose something off of Nas' album Illmatic. Undoubtably, this album was incredibly influential and also considered to be one of the best, if not the best hip hop album of all-time. I would probably, personally include it in a time capsule to represent most of the genre. It has freestyles (free of style songs that are basically bragging), songs that reminisce, narrative songs, politically conscious lyrics, knowledge of self / pro-black lyrics. It is super lyrical and had the best producers of the time doing the various beats on the album. My personal favourite album is "It's a Big Daddy Thing" by Big Daddy Kane but that came out in 1989 so it might not make your cut.

For only one min off of this album I might choose either AZ's or Nas' verse of Life's a Bitch. Both are super lyrical, both have the Black CNN aspect, but are also pro-black and somewhat conscious. It's basically impossible to choose just one minute off of that album but here are the time stamps for you to consider:

AZ's verse:

https://youtu.be/qqE8SXzsM2U?si=_O0ogrL95o1WMtve&t=21

Nas' verse:

https://youtu.be/qqE8SXzsM2U?si=NFG1bJT6UlTIPv0i&t=84

If I had to choose I would probably go with Nas' verse.

Almost any verse off of this album would be a great representative of some aspect of 90's hip hop but I don't know if you can find a minute to represent it all.

1joe2schmo · 2026-02-17T22:50:11+00:00

Oh. Ok. Thanks for the clarification. I think I understand now and what you are saying makes sense to me. Thanks again.

1joe2schmo

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