23-04-2024, 12:53 AM
Before this thread goes deeper and deeper into a rabbit hole, it may be good to take a step back and apply some common sense.
When an argument can be reduced to: "it is so because I say so", the whole argument should be ignored.
It takes a good amount of stepping back, but quite a lot of Voynich theories of all possible natures can be reduced to this.
There should be some evidence.
Circumstantial evidence can be used but can also be abused in order to mislead.
When all circumstantial evidence offered also allows for an alternative explanation, then it may still amount to nothing. The strength of the evidence matters.
When an argument can be reduced to: "it is so because I say so", the whole argument should be ignored.
It takes a good amount of stepping back, but quite a lot of Voynich theories of all possible natures can be reduced to this.
There should be some evidence.
Circumstantial evidence can be used but can also be abused in order to mislead.
When all circumstantial evidence offered also allows for an alternative explanation, then it may still amount to nothing. The strength of the evidence matters.