(29-06-2024, 01:25 PM)Koen G Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I think it is fine, most people will go for 50 is they don't know / don't care / have no opinion. I will just alter Emma's zero's and we're good.
I didn't put a number against my "no opinions" but happy for you to log mine as 50% too.
Thanks, guys! We're at 21 now, one more to beat 2020
(01-07-2024, 10:50 AM)Ruby Novacna Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I counted 22.
Does that count include Cvetka? I cannot use her answers since she misinterpreted the format.
I don't see too much difference with the other answers:
1. 100
2. 10
3. 100
4.90
5. 100
6.80?
7.70
8.90
9.90
10. 1
11. 100
12.100
13. 100
14.80
15. 100
16. 0
17. 0
Of course, it would be better if Cvetka herself presented this.
- 30%. Voynichese text, or part of it, contains (semantic) meaning.
- 1%. The contents have been enciphered with simple substitution or something close to it.
- 15%. The contents have been enciphered using a more complex cipher.
- 14%. The contents have been obscured, but not by means of a cipher. (Sum of #2,#3,#4 need to be equal to #1)
- 10% The images match the text
- 40% The plants are meant to refer to real plants
- 50% The majority of the plants is exotic from a European perspective (Asian, African, American...)
- 50% The images have been made ambiguous or otherwise strange to conceal their true meaning
- 50% Alchemy is an important part of the MS.
- 50% Astronomy and/or astrology are an important part of the MS.
- 50% Medicine an important part of the MS.
- 70% The MS is the creative product of one mind, i.e. an author. (Taking into account the possibility that one or more scribes helped to fashion the physical manuscript)
- 60% The MS is authored by a known historical figure. Let's define "known" as "has a Wikipedia entry".
- 25% One day, we will be able to read the MS.
- 10% There will be a breakthrough in Voynich studies in 2024-2025.
- 60% The MS is some kind of hoax (i.e. the main motivation for making it was to deceive others).
- 100% Have (part of) your views about the MS changed notably over the last few years? (This seems to be a yes or no question.)
Thanks, Andrew!
For anyone who hasn't replied yet, you have one week left.
1. 100%
2. 2%
3. 98%
4. 3%
5. 90%
6. 90%
7. 10%
8. 95%
9. 30%
10. 70%
11. 100%
12. 100%
13. 5%
14. 100%
15. 80%
16. 0%
17. 100%
Kind regards,
Anastasia.
- 100% Voynichese text, or part of it, contains (semantic) meaning.
- 10% The contents have been enciphered with simple substitution or something close to it.
- 80% The contents have been enciphered using a more complex cipher.
- 50% The contents have been obscured, but not by means of a cipher.
- 80% The images match the text
- 90% The plants are meant to refer to real plants
- 10% The majority of the plants is exotic from a European perspective (Asian, African, American...)
- 10% The images have been made ambiguous or otherwise strange to conceal their true meaning
- 20% Alchemy is an important part of the MS.
- 90% Astronomy and/or astrology are an important part of the MS.
- 90% Medicine an important part of the MS.
- 50% The MS is the creative product of one mind, i.e. an author. (Taking into account the possibility that one or more scribes helped to fashion the physical manuscript)
- 5% The MS is authored by a known historical figure. Let's define "known" as "has a Wikipedia entry".
- 95% One day, we will be able to read the MS.
- 10% There will be a breakthrough in Voynich studies in 2024-2025.
- 0% The MS is some kind of hoax (i.e. the main motivation for making it was to deceive others).
- 10% Have (part of) your views about the MS changed notably over the last few years?
1. 0%
2. 100.?
3. ?
4. 0%
5. 0%
6. ?
7. 50% Alchemy
8. 100% Astronomy and/or 0%
9. 15% Medicine
10. 0%
11. ?
12. 100 ?
13. 100 ?
14. 0%
15. 0%