Religion
Open and Closed Belief Systems
Wikipedia: The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive left, digitally processed image right.
Following on from Science, Rationality and Religion, which introduces the concepts of a closed
and an open belief system, ask students to research the Turin Shroud.
For your background understanding, some links are provided here:
Discover More The Shroud of Turin website
Discover More How did the Turin Shroud get its image?
Discover More HistoryToday: The Origins of the Shroud of Turin
Students could use this material to discuss the extent to which religion is a closed system. How have Christians responded to critics of the shroud being a fake?
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