About this site
Why it exists, how we work, and where everything comes from.
Why this site exists
The Shroud of Turin may be a medieval work of art, a deliberate forgery, or the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth. Whichever it is, it deserves a better hearing than a ten-second headline. Most of what people find online is written to win: one side shouts "proof", the other shouts "fake". This site is written to inform.
It is named after Thomas, who refused to believe until he could see the marks of the nails. We think doubt like his is honest, and that it deserves evidence, not pressure.
Who made it
Unless I See was created by Nelson Inno, a Salvadoran founder, as a free, pro bono project. Full disclosure: Nelson believes the Shroud is authentic. That is exactly why the site holds itself to one rule: the strongest arguments against authenticity are shown at full strength, right next to the arguments for it. If we ever fall short of that, we want to know.
How we work
- Every factual claim links to a source. Where possible, the source is a peer-reviewed paper or a primary document.
- Arguments on both sides are rated with the same scale: strong, moderate, weak, disputed or debunked.
- Popular claims that do not hold up are labeled as such, even when they would help the case for authenticity.
- Artistic visualizations, like the light animation, are always labeled as visualizations of a hypothesis.
- No ads, no tracking, nothing for sale.
Found an error?
Write to hey@everybodyknowsyou.com with the page, the claim and your source. Corrections from skeptics are especially welcome.
Coming soon
Nelson's own story, and a reflection on what he calls the pattern to God, will live on their own page. The evidence stays here, separate, so you can weigh it on its own terms.
Image credits
- Full cloth (Explorer, fold figure, body views): Photograph by Giuseppe Enrie, 1931. Full-length digital edition by Rudolf Berwanger. Retinted and cropped by Unless I See, CC BY-SA 4.0 (our derived images are shared under the same license), source
- Face close-up (hero, negative comparison, share image): Photograph by Giuseppe Enrie, 1931, Public domain (as tagged on Wikimedia Commons), source
- Face used for the 3D relief: Photograph by Giuseppe Enrie, 1931. High-resolution edition by Rudolf Berwanger, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Painted face used for the 3D comparison: Head of Christ, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public domain (CC0), source
- Sinai Christ Pantocrator icon, 6th century: Unknown artist, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Public domain, source
- Bible text: World English Bible (English) and Reina-Valera 1909 (Spanish), Public domain, source