User blog comment:Madman97/The CHIM Theory: Why I don't think it exists/@comment-25136035-20150531141813/@comment-11345660-20150616164311

I really do not understand how you came to the conclusion that we did not read most, if not all, of Mk's lore  (I for one have), and despite whatever you may think, just because it pops up in a book somewhere doesn't make it legitimate proof it exists. You would think after much careful examination of all the stories in the Imperial Library that we would come to a conclusion we saw fit, and you telling us that just because we disapprove of it makes us philosophy and Kirkbride haters based on that is mildly insulting, because I in fact very much enjoy Kirkbride's work. I realize the burden may be on me to make that a little more clear, but if you have read any of my other blogs, specifically my C0DA one, you would see that I really do like it, I just don't think it's the definitive story of how the world of the Elder Scrolls came to be, and if you're wondering why so many still dispute it, there is probably a good reason. First and foremost, the evidence for it so far has been found in books. Has anyone ever specifically talked about it in dialogue? What about physical changes to the enviroment, something we can actually see was changed? Yeah, a book said Cyrodil used to be jungle, but climate change is as much a possibility as it just being a straight fabrication. We're just supposed to take their word for it that it happened.

There are many conflicting beliefs in the Elder Scrolls (A fine example would be how Nords and Imperials see Alduin). There is no definitive proof that CHIM is the true one, and if it has been constantly scrutinized and picked apart, if it was the true belief, fans would have figured it out a long time ago and this dispute would have ended. But as it stands, the evidence is simply not strong enough to support CHIM.