Superhuman/Supernatural/Paranormal Rants (or Props) (Continued)

[Zaleramancer]

How in the world is that valid?


It dances around with semantics, then says stupid things. I know of at least three different ways to tell if a person has a brain, if someone so desires.

You can't prove that God doesn't exist by saying you have no proof that he does. It's a weak argument for the Professor to use, and not one I would even be so stupid to attempt.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Belief in many things are based on semantics. It's all a philosophical exercise. There's no way for a human being to definitely prove or disprove God. Any discussion on God, period, is wholly an exercise of philosophical/moral/spiritual thought.

I believe in God because, philosophically, it makes the most sense to me. I feel like I have experienced things that I attribute to God. I think that God is good, because of experiences I believe I have had with God.

Likewise, an atheist may have experienced the same things in life, but simply does not attribute victory over said situations to any higher power.

It's all a matter of faith and philosophy.

Like I said before, to Vespert, none of this was intended to spark conversation. I simply posted something that gave me a feeling of encouragement (as allowed by the 'Props' part of this thread's name).

[Zaleramancer]

I agree with everything you just said.

It's just that some people act as if the whole "You can't prove/disprove a higher power exists, therefore they do/do not." thing is something that should be used in an argument.

So, basically, I also agree that it's a matter of philosophy and moral thought..

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 So...now that's settled...have any, um, more secular things to discuss?

[Vespert]

[Zaleramancer]

There's a kind of vampire reported to fly, and needing their hair for this purpose.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Oh, cool...

Wait, so if you cut it off, they become flightless?

[Zaleramancer]

They can only fly if their hair is loose.

So if you keep it in a bound in some fashion, they are grounded.

They also die if anyone sees them (Only while flying around hunting for blood, I would imagine) or injures them, unless the person that saw/struck them gives them food or salt.

Of course, injuries can be healed by blood consumption. Interestingly, they were unaffected by holy ground or religious iconography.

Estries. Odd vampires.

[Zaleramancer]

It's also unclear if sunlight really harmed them, or if they merely preferred nocturnal activity.

Also: Some could turn into birds or cats.

And appeared to be unable to drink the blood of females.

[Zaleramancer]

In fact, I think I'll add them to the wiki.

[Zaleramancer]

Did you know the Aztecs considered childbirth a form of combat? So women who died during it would be honored as fallen warriors..

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 No...no, I did not.

What were these...interesting vampires called?

[Zaleramancer]

Estries?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Hm...

*rushes to Google*

(sorry, I just noticed that in your previous post )

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Ah.

Interesting.

I have the creature called the Strix (the witch-owl) on the Warriors of Myth wiki, but if you think there's enough distinction, you can add this species, too.

I think the page said the singular was Estrie.

[Zaleramancer]

Bird.. Vampire that flies with hair and has oddities..

I think they're fairly different.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 I meant to say, if you thought that estries were different enough from vampires and succubi.

[Mik_Hael]

I missed an interesting discussion didn't I...

[Celadon's Penultimate]

And, no offense, it's a good thing you did.

I think it ended in a good place. It didn't need to go on any longer than it did.

[Zaleramancer]

Well, Succubi and Vampires don't go flying around with hair.

You've also got Strigoi on there.