The Voynich Manuscript: Understanding the Untranslatable with Lisa Fagin Davis

[eggyk]

I would like to point out that I do make an effort in interviews such as this one to equivocate - use words like SUGGESTS and MAY BE and MIGHT INDICATE. In fact, I clearly did so in four of Torsten's seven complaints. There are indeed moments where I don't - and that is useful feedback for the future. I hope you all have noticed that I do not EVER claim to know what the manuscript IS. That's because I don't know. None of us do, at least not with certainty.

Taking a step back, it's actually kind of silly to expect you (or anyone else) to have to mention all of the references, reasoning and justifications that ground their opinions in a spoken conversation. It's a podcast, not a scientific paper. You should be able to say what you think and feel, which is something which people find valuable and interesting. 

Obviously, there is a line where things would be inappropriate (like saying it was definitely written by aliens or something), but speculation and unfiltered opinions are entirely appropriate in this setting imo. For them to be picked apart on technicalities as if they were part of an officially published paper is against the spirit of the content.