As of June 17, 2021, I will be discontinuing making any posts debating the possible historical candidates for the legendary Arthur. I realize that for many who have been subjected to these kinds of things over the years, my announcement will be nothing other than sheer relief. For those who enjoy the endless replication of circular arguments, the espousing of bogus "facts" and the expression of unduly biased opinions backed by spectral evidence, I apologize.
It has always been my goal to strive for as honest an answer to the Arthur question as I can arrive at. This has meant, of course, that I am forced due to new evidence or reaction to rival theory to constantly change my mind as to what is the most PROBABLE theory. Alas, in the last decade or so, fueled especially by social media, the so-called Arthurian Community has generated a near infinite number of self-professed experts. Few are that. Precious few. Yet they insist on presenting themselves, whether they have academic credentials or not, as the Bearers of the Only Truth. Most are either simply naive (as they have not even a rudimentary knowledge of the disciplines that must be mastered before any kind of legitimate theory can be floated) or are driven by pre-conceived beliefs that necessitate generating imaginary supportive evidence.
It has always been my goal to strive for as honest an answer to the Arthur question as I can arrive at. This has meant, of course, that I am forced due to new evidence or reaction to rival theory to constantly change my mind as to what is the most PROBABLE theory. Alas, in the last decade or so, fueled especially by social media, the so-called Arthurian Community has generated a near infinite number of self-professed experts. Few are that. Precious few. Yet they insist on presenting themselves, whether they have academic credentials or not, as the Bearers of the Only Truth. Most are either simply naive (as they have not even a rudimentary knowledge of the disciplines that must be mastered before any kind of legitimate theory can be floated) or are driven by pre-conceived beliefs that necessitate generating imaginary supportive evidence.
As a result of this onslaught of mostly crazy or deluded or programmed or misdirected "authorities", I have had to direct way too much of my time and energy in combating various absurdities or assorted nonsense that in no way served the quest for legitimate answers. Spread so thin, have I been, that my other future projects have been delayed. I realize only now that I have been a "sucker" in the sense that I have allowed myself to be baited into futile discourse with people who have made up their minds about this or that regardless of evidence and sound judgment to the contrary. I can no longer afford to engage in this kind of activity. For, as the old saying goes, "Life is too short for bull****."
Those who still have interest in my ideas are directed to https://mistshadows.blogspot.com or, if you have Facebook access, to my mirror page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/shadowsinthemist.
Thank you for following my progress over all these years, and I apologize if I disenchanted you by constantly updating my own theory or dwelling overlong on those that did not, frankly, deserve anyone's attention.
Thank you for following my progress over all these years, and I apologize if I disenchanted you by constantly updating my own theory or dwelling overlong on those that did not, frankly, deserve anyone's attention.
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