This Non-Religious Life - Episode 3: Response to Viewer Feedback

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Episode 3: Response to Viewer Feedback

Though it is easy to see that Jason, Bob and I love doing the show, this show is not for us, but rather for all of you viewers. With that in mind we took the opportunity to address some viewer feedback in this episode. We got two emails from viewers with questions regarding Episode One: The Resurrection Challenge.

The first question was about the burial shroud of Jesus. Now since the viewer didn't specify which shroud (yes there have been several) we assume it was the famous Shroud of Turin. Bob and spent all week coming up with explanations for the various arguments for and against the authenticity of the shroud. Bob got so into it that you can see that he has several pages of hand written notes in front of him regarding names, places and events. We also decided to use what we thought was a well put together video discussing the shroud from a believer's perspective by YouTube user Most Holy Family Monastery.

The second question was about the stone blocking Jesus' tomb and the guards put on duty as described in the Gospel of Matthew. This gets into my area of expertise which is textual analysis of the New Testament. This question makes for a good place to point out that the resurrection narratives in each of the four gospels are not consistent and there is no mention of a guard or guards in Mark, Luke or John, let alone that in each case different people go to the tomb at different times of day and encounter different things resulting in them doing something different. This goes back to the main point I made in episode one that the Gospels are not historical documents but rather exaggerated stories about Jesus.

We love hearing from you so please if you have any questions, comments or outbursts please feel free to contact us at nonreligious@zombie-popcorn.com or call the ZPN hotline at (757) 337-2195. We may just address your questions or concerns on the air.

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[Flagrum3]

@innoval01 -I really hope so! I managed to watch about 14 minutes of this video before shutting it down.It was just laughable how ignorant all members who commented in this video are to the actual facts to do with the Shroud.They should take Mr.Porter's advice and thoroughly research something before they go posting it on Youtube...It just makes them look STUPID and definitely not worth trusting in the future.Here's some help in your research; Shroud.com, ShroudTV, ShourStory.

[innoval01]

Chris, thanks for your support. It will be interesting to see what they can put together. I really hope they explore the facts carefully, this time. 

[ChrisFromDallas]

@kenxvx Everything's cool, but maybe you and your colleagues need to mature a bit more if you really mean to have fair and informed discussions about things such as the Shroud of Turin, even if it is on youtube. Not only did you completely misrepresent the facts, you called into question the integrity of renowned scientists with no basis whatsoever. Garlaschelli has NOT replicated the Shroud, as with the chemistry, 3D effects and superficial image he came nowhere near - see shroud(dot)com

[kenxvx]

@ChrisFromDallas Calm down, the internet isn't that serious. I don't think it was intentionally marked as spam by any one of us (Jason, Bob or myself) seeing as we are actually excited to read what Dan has to say and will address all of his arguments in a later episode. We may even invite him on the show should he want to come talk with us.

[ChrisFromDallas]

Why have you marked Dan Porter's (innoval01) comment as spam? And you accuse others of intellectual dishonesty - what a joke!

[innoval01]

I have posted a full reply at The Shroud of Turin Blog on shroudofturin wordpress com.