19-05-2023, 09:11 AM
I suppose I should point out the following:
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It funny how we humans can seem unable to let our incorrect theories go. I guess it is down to loss aversion. We find it hard to admit that we wasted a lot of time on something and to admit to ourselves that what we saw as a triumph was in fact a failure.
Of course, someone could say to me, “Well that could apply to you and your theory”. Ultimately it is left for me to judge whether that is the case or not for my own theory about the Voynich Manuscript. For the time being I, also, am sticking to my guns. I guess time will tell who was right to stand by their ideas and who was mistaken.
I would say that not having heard anything from Gerard I thought/hoped he had given up on his Voynich theory and so was disappointed to see this book.
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It funny how we humans can seem unable to let our incorrect theories go. I guess it is down to loss aversion. We find it hard to admit that we wasted a lot of time on something and to admit to ourselves that what we saw as a triumph was in fact a failure.
Of course, someone could say to me, “Well that could apply to you and your theory”. Ultimately it is left for me to judge whether that is the case or not for my own theory about the Voynich Manuscript. For the time being I, also, am sticking to my guns. I guess time will tell who was right to stand by their ideas and who was mistaken.
I would say that not having heard anything from Gerard I thought/hoped he had given up on his Voynich theory and so was disappointed to see this book.