09-09-2020, 05:52 AM
Gibberish refers specifically to language, while random is a statistical (=mathematical) term.
Random is commonly used to signify "arbitrary", "unpredictable" or "not based on any model".
Since the Voynich MS text was definitely created by a human being, using the term "random" is hard to justify.
Also, since gibberish is partly subjective (something can be gibberish to person A and not to person B), one could even argue that the Voynich MS is gibberish and we are all like person A. At least for the time being.
(Not a very helpful argument, though).
Random is commonly used to signify "arbitrary", "unpredictable" or "not based on any model".
Since the Voynich MS text was definitely created by a human being, using the term "random" is hard to justify.
Also, since gibberish is partly subjective (something can be gibberish to person A and not to person B), one could even argue that the Voynich MS is gibberish and we are all like person A. At least for the time being.
(Not a very helpful argument, though).