Morten St George Theory

[-JKP-]

Morten, I give up.

You don't listen. You assume as much about people as you do about the manuscript.

I do NOT have a made-in-Europe theory. I have TOLD you this before but you have either forgotten it or you don't believe it.

I DON'T KNOW where the VMS was made. It is on the shelf in my mind labeled UNKNOWN ORIGIN (which means anywhere in the world).

When I identified the plants (I have told you this already more than once), I looked around the world.


You seem to have difficulty dealing with ambiguity. But ambiguity is what research is all about. There are things we DON'T KNOW and that we should admit we DON'T KNOW so that we can recognize clues when we find them instead of assuming what they are going to be.

So stop telling me that I have a Europe theory because I do not. I am not arguing against the armadillo (it's on my list too). I AM ARGUING AGAINST PREMATURE ASSUMPTIONS. That's why I have a LIST of possible IDs, because there are many possibilities. It is not necessary to narrow it down prematurely. In fact, doing so can blind one to what it might actually be.

Anyway, enjoy your journey through the swamps. When people start putting words in my mouth that aren't there, I'm done.