<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr> The goal: to enter what they believe to be a mammoth structure some 45 feet high, 75 feet wide and up to 450 feet long that was exposed in part by last summer's heat wave in Europe. <hr></blockquote><p>The reporter (probably just regurgitating the press release) is a co-conspirator in this lie, giving us the impression that a specific structure was in fact "exposed in part" by last summer's heat wave.
This story shouldn't even appear in the religion section. The real story here is fraud. How much money will be spent on this "expedition"? Who are the dupes investing in "Shamrock -- The Trinity Corporation"? (How interesting is it that the name conjoins symbols of superstition and faith?) How many people are desperate to believe in such a hoax?<p>Ever hear of the
Cardiff Giant? <p>Trinity -- The Shamrock Corporation will find something -- the remains of some human encampment, perhaps -- it doesn't matter. Nor will it matter that the find will be conclusively refuted. Some people will always seek physical evidence of their faith, no matter the offense to reason. And a P.T. Barnum will always arise to fill that market gap.<p>[ May 04, 2004: Message edited by: JPSheehan ]</p>