24-11-2024, 05:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 24-11-2024, 06:02 PM by Mark Knowles.)
On the subject of confirmation bias. It is certainly an ever present risk what we should all try and be cognisant of. Whatever our theory we all probably suffer from a degree of confirmation bias.
As far as other biases go on a personal level I can say that
I am not Milanese or Swiss and I have no personal reasons why I have a preference for this theory. I am not related to the Barbavara family. In fact I rather prefer a more exotic map location than Central Europe. I like the idea that it could represent Georgia or Armenia. I have arrived at this idea as I find it the most plausible explanation that I can find or think of. If I could think of a better explanation then I would happily dump this theory and move to a better theory.
Certainly, if I found out that my explanation was completely wrong then I would find it dispiriting. Do I expect some things to be wrong? Yes, as it is such a detailed theory it seems inconceivable that is all correct. Some details are surely wrong.
I greatly enjoy mysteries whether detective or other and the Voynich manuscript is a great mystery. And I really want to know the truth of the manuscript including this page specifically. So, a desire for the truth whatever it is whether mine or someone else's, is important to me.
As far as other biases go on a personal level I can say that
I am not Milanese or Swiss and I have no personal reasons why I have a preference for this theory. I am not related to the Barbavara family. In fact I rather prefer a more exotic map location than Central Europe. I like the idea that it could represent Georgia or Armenia. I have arrived at this idea as I find it the most plausible explanation that I can find or think of. If I could think of a better explanation then I would happily dump this theory and move to a better theory.
Certainly, if I found out that my explanation was completely wrong then I would find it dispiriting. Do I expect some things to be wrong? Yes, as it is such a detailed theory it seems inconceivable that is all correct. Some details are surely wrong.
I greatly enjoy mysteries whether detective or other and the Voynich manuscript is a great mystery. And I really want to know the truth of the manuscript including this page specifically. So, a desire for the truth whatever it is whether mine or someone else's, is important to me.