There are only two options possible, as far as considering punctuation is concerned. The first
option is to produce a legitimate original handwritten manuscript of The Prophecies, where
the evidence proves either the presence of punctuation, or the absence of punctuation. If this
option is not presently possible, the second option is to accept the earliest original
publication (Lyon 1555, or another 1555 edition) as an accurate copy of Nostradamus'
manuscript. The second option accepts the published punctuation as non-corrupted and fair
representations of accurate copy.
If the original manuscript is unavailable as proof and one does not to agree to accept the
premise of earliest publication being accurate and non-corrupted, the entire argument over
Nostradamus becomes canceled. The same opinion can be made that printer's copyright
produced not only illegitimate placements of punctuation, but also corruptions of the text.
Nothing can be trusted as worthy of being considered for argument, as long as the original
manuscript is missing. Of course, I have shown how illogical it would be to expect
Nostradamus to accept printer's copyright. To argue that Nostradamus wrote no punctuation,
without conclusive proof, would be foolish.
If there is an original manuscript that is verified to be in the handwriting of Nostradamus, and
that manuscript shows absolutely no evidence of punctuation, in the letters or quatrains, then
one simply has to approach a new argument. That new argument would be over the
reasoning that the publisher would add punctuation, without Nostradamus taking steps to
remove all punctuation, so the publication matched the manuscript.
There would be no logical reason to assume translator rights, such that anyone taking the
time to read The Prophecies could remove whatever punctuation he or she personally
deemed undesirable, keep it removed, or replace it with some other punctuation that fit the
reader's need. This would mean that a complete rewrite of The Prophecies would take place,
without Nostradamus available to edit these alterations for accuracy. The only course
available at this late stage is to accept what is as what was meant to be, simply because it
exists as it has, in earliest published editions, since Nostradamus lived.
Besides this valid reason to accept the publisher's copy as an accurate replica of the original
manuscript, here is an example of how a manuscript written with no punctuation becomes
corrupted beyond trust, if punctuation is added by anyone other than the author.
The following complete thought is stated without punctuation:
Woman without her man would be lost
If any punctuation is added to these unpunctuated words, the words have been corrupted
beyond logical argument, if the author did not write instructions how to interpret this statement.
In fact, with no punctuation added, the same words have multiple meanings, simply because
there is more than one way to punctuate these words. In other words, if Nostradamus wrote a
manuscript with no punctuation, the only way to gain true sense from them would be to leave
them alone. If there was printer's copyright, it was a corruption that has to be removed. One
removes a corruption of this nature by removing all punctuation from The Prophecies. One
certainly does not state printer's copyright as reason to further corrupt the text by changing the
corrupted punctuation into other corrupted punctuation.
This leads one to ask, "Why would anyone want to make people believe it would be better to
make something up, rather than logically analyze the evidence at hand?" The only serious
answer I see is that someone would like to keep anyone from seriously analyzing the
evidence at hand. The odd use of punctuation matches the odd use of language, which
means the punctuation could be an aid in understanding. If the language is too difficult to
understand without changing the language, perhaps the punctuation is a valuable key, which,
if solved, could unlock the language. For someone to seek to fool people into believing that a
corruption of The Prophecies is better than using what appears to have been written as the
only evidence worth examining, that someone must have a hidden reason to mislead.
More is coming about errors that could come from accepting a false premise of no
punctuation ....
option is to produce a legitimate original handwritten manuscript of The Prophecies, where
the evidence proves either the presence of punctuation, or the absence of punctuation. If this
option is not presently possible, the second option is to accept the earliest original
publication (Lyon 1555, or another 1555 edition) as an accurate copy of Nostradamus'
manuscript. The second option accepts the published punctuation as non-corrupted and fair
representations of accurate copy.
If the original manuscript is unavailable as proof and one does not to agree to accept the
premise of earliest publication being accurate and non-corrupted, the entire argument over
Nostradamus becomes canceled. The same opinion can be made that printer's copyright
produced not only illegitimate placements of punctuation, but also corruptions of the text.
Nothing can be trusted as worthy of being considered for argument, as long as the original
manuscript is missing. Of course, I have shown how illogical it would be to expect
Nostradamus to accept printer's copyright. To argue that Nostradamus wrote no punctuation,
without conclusive proof, would be foolish.
If there is an original manuscript that is verified to be in the handwriting of Nostradamus, and
that manuscript shows absolutely no evidence of punctuation, in the letters or quatrains, then
one simply has to approach a new argument. That new argument would be over the
reasoning that the publisher would add punctuation, without Nostradamus taking steps to
remove all punctuation, so the publication matched the manuscript.
There would be no logical reason to assume translator rights, such that anyone taking the
time to read The Prophecies could remove whatever punctuation he or she personally
deemed undesirable, keep it removed, or replace it with some other punctuation that fit the
reader's need. This would mean that a complete rewrite of The Prophecies would take place,
without Nostradamus available to edit these alterations for accuracy. The only course
available at this late stage is to accept what is as what was meant to be, simply because it
exists as it has, in earliest published editions, since Nostradamus lived.
Besides this valid reason to accept the publisher's copy as an accurate replica of the original
manuscript, here is an example of how a manuscript written with no punctuation becomes
corrupted beyond trust, if punctuation is added by anyone other than the author.
The following complete thought is stated without punctuation:
Woman without her man would be lost
If any punctuation is added to these unpunctuated words, the words have been corrupted
beyond logical argument, if the author did not write instructions how to interpret this statement.
In fact, with no punctuation added, the same words have multiple meanings, simply because
there is more than one way to punctuate these words. In other words, if Nostradamus wrote a
manuscript with no punctuation, the only way to gain true sense from them would be to leave
them alone. If there was printer's copyright, it was a corruption that has to be removed. One
removes a corruption of this nature by removing all punctuation from The Prophecies. One
certainly does not state printer's copyright as reason to further corrupt the text by changing the
corrupted punctuation into other corrupted punctuation.
This leads one to ask, "Why would anyone want to make people believe it would be better to
make something up, rather than logically analyze the evidence at hand?" The only serious
answer I see is that someone would like to keep anyone from seriously analyzing the
evidence at hand. The odd use of punctuation matches the odd use of language, which
means the punctuation could be an aid in understanding. If the language is too difficult to
understand without changing the language, perhaps the punctuation is a valuable key, which,
if solved, could unlock the language. For someone to seek to fool people into believing that a
corruption of The Prophecies is better than using what appears to have been written as the
only evidence worth examining, that someone must have a hidden reason to mislead.
More is coming about errors that could come from accepting a false premise of no
punctuation ....
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