03-10-2025, 03:59 PM
Hi, I'm new to this forum. I was looking at the VMS and I was considering the following ideas. I'm not sure if this idea has been thought about very much so I thought I should post it:
What if the paintings and drawings in the VMS are not of anything relating to the actual meaning of the text?
That would explain why a lot of the plants are unidentifiable. I've been thinking about why they might do that though. What I've come up with so far is that a lot of 'radical' philosophers at the time were persecuted by the church. So it's possible the writers were using the drawings (or at least some of them) as distraction to people who they did not want reading it.
The theory isn't super likely, in my mind, but at least it's falsifiable.
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I'm sure that this has been thought about before but the other thing I was considering is that the VMS might not be the original copy. It was easy enough to pay someone to copy something over to a new book. Also, that brings up the thought that the original text might not be in code.
The interesting thing about this idea is that it would also explain that some of the plants aren't identifiable but others are. If you have ever tried copying someone else's drawing/painting, it is very hard. Also, it would explain the colors being weird sometimes because of color matching being so difficult.
These are just some things I've been considering. Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated!
What if the paintings and drawings in the VMS are not of anything relating to the actual meaning of the text?
That would explain why a lot of the plants are unidentifiable. I've been thinking about why they might do that though. What I've come up with so far is that a lot of 'radical' philosophers at the time were persecuted by the church. So it's possible the writers were using the drawings (or at least some of them) as distraction to people who they did not want reading it.
The theory isn't super likely, in my mind, but at least it's falsifiable.
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I'm sure that this has been thought about before but the other thing I was considering is that the VMS might not be the original copy. It was easy enough to pay someone to copy something over to a new book. Also, that brings up the thought that the original text might not be in code.
The interesting thing about this idea is that it would also explain that some of the plants aren't identifiable but others are. If you have ever tried copying someone else's drawing/painting, it is very hard. Also, it would explain the colors being weird sometimes because of color matching being so difficult.
These are just some things I've been considering. Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated!