SC - Kuskenole - was, Authenticity, philosophy, and advocacy

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/24/00 12:31:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ddfr at best.com 
writes:

<< While on the subject of hoaxes--precisely what evidence do we have 
 that the "photo" on the web page mentioned actually shows cuskynoles, 
 even Master Adamantius' corrupt version thereof? There has been 
 considerable progress in the technology of forgery since the Piltdown 
 man episode, after all. >>

This is true. Evidence is the actual photos. While technology certainly has 
advanced to a degree that is truly beyond the realms of science fiction in 
many areas, supporting evidence by way of signed witness affidavits by the  
crew who produced the artifact, the photographers who recorded their brief 
existence, the diners who actually ate them and the nuns  were privy to the 
entire Cuskynoles process from beginning to end could possibly be provided to 
keep the  evidence within the realms of that which was excepted in the 
Victorian period. Such an approach would certainly go far to remove or 
eliminate the taint of any possible tampering with modern technological 
methods.

Now that I have had time to ponder the 'evidence,' it occurs to me that 
Master Adamantius showed much exuberance in persuading people to consume the 
actual artifacts and made little or no effort to preserve an actual Cuskynole 
for future studies. Perhaps you are correct. I did not see the actual 
photograph until a copy of it was forwarded to me by Adamantius through the 
Internet.....Hmmmmmmm.....

Ras