Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

Janick and Tucker use the supposed ID of a sunflower and armadillo as a free pass to start speculating like amateur theorists. None of what they write is to be called evidence.

Since the plant and animal depicted in the VMS comes closer to the Mexican sunflower and armadillo than any plant or animal found in Europe, it is indeed evidence that only a fool would ignore. Moreover, the sunflower and the armadillo were also entered into evidence by supposedly sane supporters of the modern-day forgery theory. And, of course, let's not forget about the swamp lily with a white flower, the jalapeño peppers, and the smoking volcano (or is that a native American teepee?). But in general I agree that much of what Tucker and Janick have to say is a stretch, but their overzealous efforts to establish a theory should not negate elements of evidence that are hard to refute.