28-05-2020, 05:26 AM
The 'logic issues' topic remains one of my favourite, and there are so many interesting aspects.
Fortunately quite rare is the case when historical or scientific questions are discussed in the style of a political debate. Now political debate is not bad in itself - it has its place when trying to convince people of programmes and points of view. These can also be held in very reasonable, and in not all that reasonable ways.
I leave aside those historical/scientific questions that do indeed have a strong political aspect, like the old one whether the Earth is in the centre of the universe, and the modern one about global warming.
However, all questions related to the Voynich MS should be far away from that situation.
Typical symptoms are: attempts to divide people into 'camps', considering or speaking about 'tactics', essentially all types of 'ad hominem' arguments, or anything that detracts from the real argument.
Fortunately quite rare is the case when historical or scientific questions are discussed in the style of a political debate. Now political debate is not bad in itself - it has its place when trying to convince people of programmes and points of view. These can also be held in very reasonable, and in not all that reasonable ways.
I leave aside those historical/scientific questions that do indeed have a strong political aspect, like the old one whether the Earth is in the centre of the universe, and the modern one about global warming.
However, all questions related to the Voynich MS should be far away from that situation.
Typical symptoms are: attempts to divide people into 'camps', considering or speaking about 'tactics', essentially all types of 'ad hominem' arguments, or anything that detracts from the real argument.