[Jikanu]

What I'm saying is, if the magnified image was put up on display, the person who saw it first may not see anything special, but when somebody who sees a family comes about and tells them, "See, there's a guy there, and his kid!" And immediately there's a "Wow, you're right!" feeling. Like you said, it can be seen in many ways, but since this particular way is most desirable (?) for religion, it will be the most propagated.





Well, if it was analyzed again, it might have been discovered. I doubt it's open to every chemist who comes by to observe it.

For your first point- that would be likely, if only tourists were visiting. However, multiple people studied in such subjects (im guessing at least some would be skeptics) observed the eyes and saw such images.

And do you have proof that it's not up for examination? im sure the church would like to reaffirm the uniqueness of the color.

Also, there's the subject of the fact that the image has lasted for what i believe has been several hundred years, while many copies have deteriorated.