27-09-2026, 06:57 PM
The problem i have accepting this theory, is that all of your proposed explanations conflict with each other. If he is getting tired, an can rest, then a lack of creative energy doesn't seem like a good explanation.
If it is the author's mistakes, and not the scribes, then all of your points about Scribe B losing energy doesn't make sense.
Each explanation invalidates the other two, and none accounts for all 3 points collectively.
The larger issue though, is that copying requires no creative energy at all, and it is trivial to copy in a way that does not produce direct repetitions. The overhead of looking at a different word while writing is virtually nothing compared to the actual writing itself. The repetitions don't meaningfully alter the amount of work or effort involved.
If it is the author's mistakes, and not the scribes, then all of your points about Scribe B losing energy doesn't make sense.
Each explanation invalidates the other two, and none accounts for all 3 points collectively.
The larger issue though, is that copying requires no creative energy at all, and it is trivial to copy in a way that does not produce direct repetitions. The overhead of looking at a different word while writing is virtually nothing compared to the actual writing itself. The repetitions don't meaningfully alter the amount of work or effort involved.