Evans goes on to explain that "no clear distinction existed between the two categories: all collecting was marked by curiosity, shading into credulity, and by some sort of universal underlying design".
Evans forklarer yderligere at der “ikke eksisterede en klar sondring mellem de to kategorier: al indsamling var præget af nysgerrighed, hyldet ind i godtroenhed, og ved en slags universel underliggende design".