"Either way, it is pretty shit that a supposed scholar would make up something, pretend to have 'discovered' it and then pass it off as the real thing. That's shitty charlatanism in any field."

I'll rephrase that:

"Either way, it is pretty shit that ANY supposed scholar would make up something, pretend to have 'discovered' it and then pass it off as the real thing. That's shitty charlatanism in any field."

"Flawed scholarship" isn't the same as outright lying. And that's what I called shitty, not the song itself. Aesthetic merits is another matter.

Sorry Jim, I can't be impressed by any scholar in *any field* knowingly deceiving the world about their work. That's an abuse of trust and plain dishonourable! Though no doubt it goes on in lots of ways all over the place.

Whether or not Bert actually was knowingly bullshitting, I guess I'll leave for scholars who prefer not to bullshit, to determine ;-)