KruppeTheWise t1_j6e06jf wrote on January 29, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Reply to comment by LeagueOfLegendsAcc in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak

"sounds, probably, deduct" all make sense when trying to make the most of the info we have but they are just best guesses at the end of the day.

For all we know battles were intricate dances and those that got the moves wrong were the ones killed. It's not likely but there's a lot of established history we just take as fact when reality is it's probably 70% guesswork.

LeagueOfLegendsAcc t1_j6e8znt wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Yea that all sounds nice but we can put ourselves in their shoes. It's not like some alien race that we have no knowledge of. These are people with very human qualities, and if it was obvious to them it should be obvious to us. This is a classic example of where you should apply Occam's razor.