Re: VMs: VM: The great frustration (was VM: Voynich as Divine Comedy)

[elvogt@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Zitat von Leonard Fox <rockandhawk@xxxxxxx>:

> 
> Is it not possible that the work could be an example
> of some sort of mental illness?

Hi Leonard,

The idea has been discussed. Of course it can't be ruled out completely (little
can be ruled out completely in connection with the VM ;-), but the high degree
of "order" in the script, ie the multitude of rules and statistical features in
the MS seem to point in a different direction -- either a true underlying
language, or a "machinery" algorithm used to create a hoax. The VM appears to be
too well-structured to be a madman's folly.

Personally, my opinion is: The VM required several weeks or months of work to
compose. I'd be surprised to find a mentally ill person who's able to
consistently pursue the completion of such a huge task. (He didn't change his
script or his alphabet significantly over the whole stretch of time...)

Cheers,

   Elmar


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