14-09-2016, 10:26 AM
To further decrease the probability we can take into account that a hypothetical forger managed to fool not only contemporary investigations, but also modern techniques and knowledge.
For comparison, the authenticity of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - an actual fake - was heavily debated from the start. Less than twenty years later, "it was universally recognized that the text was a recent composition". What we also see in this case is that the forgers did not take centre stage like Voynich did.
I'd say this easily adds another zero to Rene's percentage.
For comparison, the authenticity of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - an actual fake - was heavily debated from the start. Less than twenty years later, "it was universally recognized that the text was a recent composition". What we also see in this case is that the forgers did not take centre stage like Voynich did.
I'd say this easily adds another zero to Rene's percentage.