01-07-2020, 10:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-07-2020, 10:18 PM by Mark Knowles.)
On the one hand I feel like I should read this paper, because everyone deserves a hearing. On the other I would much rather spend time on my own Voynich research than reading the seemingly endless stream of theories. But how can I then expect others to read my theory, when or if I present one, when I can't be bothered to read theirs?
I have produced my own translation test, so that might help me be persuaded if someone can pass it.
However in general I find the problem is that people tend to provide scraps of translation and not the full translation of the text. I think someone who claims to have produced a translation of a large proportion of the manuscript is more likely to attract my interest. Also someone who can answer interesting questions about the manuscript from their translation is also likely to intrigue me; the answers to these questions hopefully then can be examined.
One thing which would be unlikely, but very persuasive is if two people independently produce the same decipherment; that does mean it is correct, but would certainly make me wonder if it is.
I have produced my own translation test, so that might help me be persuaded if someone can pass it.
However in general I find the problem is that people tend to provide scraps of translation and not the full translation of the text. I think someone who claims to have produced a translation of a large proportion of the manuscript is more likely to attract my interest. Also someone who can answer interesting questions about the manuscript from their translation is also likely to intrigue me; the answers to these questions hopefully then can be examined.
One thing which would be unlikely, but very persuasive is if two people independently produce the same decipherment; that does mean it is correct, but would certainly make me wonder if it is.