proto57 wrote:1) Touwaide isn't so great after all, it seems. He does not know enough about the Voynich/botany/linguistics/whatever, therefore, we can't accept his serious consideration of Modern Forgery
I deeply resent you misrepresenting my statements.
My observations about Touwaide's botanical statements HAVE NOTHING (let me repeat this) NOTHING to do with his statements about whether it is a modern forgery, and I did not say OR imply that the two were connected.
It is perfectly possible (even common, in fact) for someone to be mistaken about one thing and correct about another.
The assessment of the botanical images and the statements about it possibly being a modern forgery are two separate issues. I disagreed with the modern forgery statements for separate reasons that have nothing to do with Touwaide's statements about botany.