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Sam Shamoun plays a clip from Dr. Mike Licona breaking down the scientific evidence surrounding the Shroud of Turin, and walks through how the 1978 STURP investigation found the image couldn't be explained as a painting or forgery using any technology available at the time. He highlights specific details researchers found compelling, like the absence of visible thumbs in the hand position consistent with nail placement through the wrist, pollen matching the crown of thorns plant found only around Jerusalem, and dirt on the feet consistent with the region's tombs, all details a medieval forger would have had no way to replicate. Sam then goes deep into the controversy around the 1988 carbon-14 dating that dated the shroud to the medieval period, explaining that the atheist physicist who invented carbon dating himself criticized the test for using only three samples instead of the recommended seven, and that the three samples tested didn't even fall within the same margin of error as each other. He brings up Barry Schwartz, a Jewish agnostic photographer who worked on the shroud research team and personally believed it was likely authentic despite never becoming a Christian himself. Sam closes by tying the shroud evidence into a broader case for the resurrection, mentioning medically verified near-death experiences and Muslims reporting dreams and visions of Jesus as additional evidence pointing toward the truth of Christianity. Timestamps📌 0:00 Shroud can't be explained as a forgery 2:06 The missing thumbs and other forensic details 6:39 The controversial carbon dating test 11:13 Agnostic why he believes it's authentic Like 👍 Share to Other Christian Brother & Sisters ❤️ ✅Subscribe Subscribe to Shamounian Sam Shamouns Articles to Help with Christian / Islam objections https://answeringislam.blog/690ca956ea00a60f4925c2c7-2/ https://answering-islam.org Support the Channel by helping put out videos more consistently and with more topics for all christians ❤️🙏 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6uIGfgTH4x4360B0RDl4hg/join Tiktok where i repost other clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@islam_to_jesuschrist?_t=ZP-8zjalwdkjnC&_r=1 Tiktok BackUp: https://www.tiktok.com/@islam_to_jesuschrist2?_r=1&_t=ZP-97GQXc80oow Instagram where i also post clips: https://www.instagram.com/shamounianexplains?igsh=enJ4YTB5ejVuc3B5&utm_source=qr #samshamoun #shroudofturin #jesus #christian