(30-04-2025, 06:29 PM)tavie wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I was speaking of the importance of warning people about the trap so that they do not become Solvers. I don't think Voynich research suffers because we are discouraging people from becoming Solvers and getting wedded to an incorrect solution that they will never change their minds about.
(30-04-2025, 07:03 PM)Koen G wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The mere existence of a list this long should give anyone pause. In most cases it won't, cause they're still riding the dopamine high and don't want to get taken down. It might help in some cases though.
I'm not sure I understand the reasons why you feel these attempts should be taken down, people should be prevented from being wedded to an incorrect solution, etc. As far as I remember the history lessons, Columbus was wrong, like stupidly wrong. He was ignoring the science, and in no way he could have reached Indies via the Atlantic, as he planned. His expedition was doomed to fail, he risked the lives of sailors, the ships and his reputation. But that's not the way he is remembered. Sometimes it's not about being right, it's just about pushing through. I don't think in any endeavour it makes sense to preemptively discount the power of blind luck. The only sure way of never solving the Voynich enigma is never trying to.
It's not like most people wedded to their ideas starve in the middle of the ocean, I suppose. So why spend so much effort on stopping them?