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The Shroud of Turin (n.) proven ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠authentic would horrify every true believer, since the first step would be a DNA test settling who Jesus's father was, while a fundamentalist would rejoice.

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The Shroud of Turin (n.) may ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠be more troubling to the Church if it is authentic than if it is fake, because positivist verification would strip belief of a charisma that thrives only between outright falsity and positive truth.