State of the Voynich 2020

[Stephen Carlson]

These are the questions. I recycled the 2017 list and added one question at the end. Please answer in a numbered list with yes or no:

1. Does the text contain any meaning?
   
2. Has the text been purposefully enciphered to conceal its meaning?
   
3. Do the images match the text?
   
4. Are the plants meant to refer to real plants?
   
5. Is the majority of the plants exotic from a European perspective (Asian, African, American...)?
   
6. Have the images been made ambiguous or otherwise strange to conceal their true meaning?
   
7. Is alchemy an important part of the manuscript?
   
8. Is astronomy and/or astrology an important part of the MS?
   
9. Is medicine an important part of the MS?
   
10. Is the MS 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)
    
11. Is the MS authored by a known historical figure?
    
12. Will we ever be able to read the MS?
    
13. Will there be any breakthrough in Voynich studies in 2020?
    
14. Is the MS any kind of hoax?
    
15. Have (part of) your views about the MS changed notably over the last few years?
    

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. Yes
6. No
7. No
8. No
9. No
10. Yes
11. No
12. No
13. No
14. Yes
15. Yes