Well, in World War Two, a group of German soldiers dressed as Americans in order to cause havoc behind enemy lines was caught and executed because their forged documents corrected a typo ("indentification" for "identification") in the original U.S. papers.
"If you just want a very pretty gem, synthetic or "cultured" diamonds are already being made and within the next few years, will be efficiently made for the mass market. These are real diamonds. They are made in a machine that replicates the environmental forces that make diamonds. The only difference is that they're better. They have less flaws. And they cost a fraction of the going rate. Want a 2-carat pink diamond? That'll be a few thousand dollars.
Already readily available is Moissanite, which looks just like a diamond. Jewelers had to upgrade their equipment to detect Moissanite from diamonds when it came into the market. It's undetectable with the naked eye. And it's actually more brilliant. A 1-carat ring is under $1000."
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A perfect forgery takes more skill to make than the original.
Well, in World War Two, a group of German soldiers dressed as Americans in order to cause havoc behind enemy lines was caught and executed because their forged documents corrected a typo ("indentification" for "identification") in the original U.S. papers.
So I definitely agree.
Where art is the case I do agree. However, where other objects are concerned I'm not quite sure. It's something I've thought about in recent days. Here is an example: (The text is taken from http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22353/43934-no-conflict-free-diamonds?cmpid=WD_FE&attr=0)
"If you just want a very pretty gem, synthetic or "cultured" diamonds are already being made and within the next few years, will be efficiently made for the mass market. These are real diamonds. They are made in a machine that replicates the environmental forces that make diamonds. The only difference is that they're better. They have less flaws. And they cost a fraction of the going rate. Want a 2-carat pink diamond? That'll be a few thousand dollars.
Already readily available is Moissanite, which looks just like a diamond. Jewelers had to upgrade their equipment to detect Moissanite from diamonds when it came into the market. It's undetectable with the naked eye. And it's actually more brilliant. A 1-carat ring is under $1000."
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At times a forgery is better than the real thing.changing my vote -- inferior in some ways, perhaps, and not th same as, but possibly superior for other purposes.
I like Eilonwy's story, though.