2007-12-15 17:35:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Interestingly, "stigmata" used to be seen on hands. However, it has recently come to light that hands would not support the weight of a body, therefore, those who were crucified must have been nailed through the wrists. If "stigmata" were real, why the discrepancy?
Add to that the fact that there is no historical evidence that Jesus ever existed, and you've got a scam. Nothing more.
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2007-12-15 17:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by YY4Me 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A stigmata like effect can come from the bodies reaction to stress brought about by religious Ecstasy. In away it is self-inflicted but not done on purpose. However Theresa Newman's was self-injury and she was completely psycho.
2007-12-16 01:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My guess (without researching) is that most or all of them have been self-inflicted. To the extent that it is at least possible that someone could exhibit stigmata that haven't been self-inflicted (by this I mean by biting, scratching, or cutting oneself), then I would say that the "stigmata" phenomenon is as real as hypochondria.
2007-12-16 01:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Pull My Finger 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are real in the sense that people get them, but they are fake in the sense that they are not supernatural. In all recorded cases, a stigmata resulted from intense rubbing of the area or clutching something tightly.
2007-12-16 01:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
i think some are real, i started to develop stigmata mark on my right hand, i showed it to my stepdaughter and prayed for it not to happen, it went away, thank god
2007-12-16 02:38:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, here's a list of them.
http://www.crystalinks.com/stigmata.html
There are more than this.
Whether real or fake, it brings the mind to think upon certain things it perhaps would not have thought of otherwise.
2007-12-16 01:44:38 · answer #6 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my case, when I am really spiritually stirred up, I get bad bloody noses for several minutes. Maybe not the same thing, but it has always made me wonder. Only when I am really spiritually stirred up, never any other time.
2007-12-16 01:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by An Independent 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fake.
2007-12-16 01:40:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Never saw any yet that couldn't be done by illusion (magic).
2007-12-16 01:40:45 · answer #9 · answered by Petrushka's Ghost 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
fake
2007-12-16 01:39:29 · answer #10 · answered by ʌ_ʍ ʍr.smile 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋