The Voynich Manuscript: Understanding the Untranslatable with Lisa Fagin Davis

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Your argument seems to imply that someone who disagrees with a position should not be allowed to ask questions about it.

No, of course that's not what it implies. It means exactly what I wrote in this specific case.

But nearly all Voynich researchers disagree with each other.

Exactly, that brings us back to the question of the standards you've proposed.

Anyway, in my eyes to ask for published sources is the basis of any scholarly discussion. As Davis says "We should all strive for precision and take care when we speak. And that's what I try to do."

However, this does not change the fact that the degree of accuracy depends on the platform chosen for public expression and is determined by the intent behind it. In my opinion, the required level of precision can vary in this context. In the case of a podcast, for example, one shouldn’t expect the listener to be listening to an academic lecture and then be spoiled with a long list of sources and comprehensive references at the end of the episode. It simply doesn’t make sense here to weigh every word on a golden scale. Otherwise, it just becomes nitpicking.