As for the vampires of the world; in my opinion it is the same thing as those that feel they are werewolves. It is one thing to enjoy the stories of said creatures, but they are obviously fictional beings and based in folklore. It is something completely different to believe that they exist in the real world and moreover that a person has become one of these creatures.

Having fostered younger children I have seen many 4, 5, 6 year olds that emulate their favorite superhero...some kids tuck a bath towel into the neck of their pajamas and run around the house as if their were superman or batman; it is common and understandable as children of that age have a wonderful sense of imagination and a sheltered understanding of what is real and what is not. They are also slowly developing a personality and looking at the things that they find qualities that are admirable; believing that you are saving people, and stand for truth and justice is a good thing at such a young age.

That being said, I find it disconcerting to see people in their teens continuing the same emulation, and moreover emulating creatures that are less than positive in scope of personality and relationship to the rest of society. I'd personally rather see someone copying superman than a vampire that drinks blood and is painfully antisocial...

It is an odd segment of our culture that believes in such things and I really don't understand how people can be so gullible once they pass the age of 8 or 9...

They're just adamant...

or ignorant.

RKD

or just want to be a pain or act like a fool...

the legend of vampires mostl ikey is in part combined with rabies sensativity to sun light would keep them out of the day light and a dry mouth mixed with massive mood swings of anger would probly be the reason for the thirst. think about it like this if umet someone who was stainyg inside during the day talking of being monstrously thirsty and attacking people and u had no idea of what rabies was.... not to mention blood sometimes oozes from the mouth after being dead for a short amount of time so if someone was dug up shortly after being burried and bllod was scene on there face it would farther lead to such thoughs of vampires.

man there are WAY to many vampire threads, maybe we should have one big offical vampire thread

i find it sad that there are serious discussions on the subject and even some people believing in it.

and I find it sad that SOME people could be so closed minded on a serious subject like this

LOL, vampires are serious? It's like saying I believe in mermaids and unicorns!

because we have serious evidence for their existence right? because we find a lot of dead bodies who's blood have been drunk right? and its not like the traits of a vampire are impossible or anything, no, burning to death by the sun is common. I see it happen every day. And it is not like a human body can live on blood alone. It all makes perfect sense


and supposedly all cultures speak of some blooddrinking vampires. And that is why they must exist.

vampires dont exist, never existed and never will. There has never been evidence for the existence of these creatures. Only folklore in various culture where the traits are all very differently

not only because they are scientifically impossible. Why does it seem like only the goth kids believe in garbage like this?

first I am NOT goth, and second how do you know it is scientifically,in WW1 fast than sound travel was thought to be impossible so you have no point in your agurment

a diet of blood for a body like a human is impossible.

Go test it yourself.


believers in vampire dont make a valid arguments for the existence of vampires. Do you know what a myth is?

no thanks, and that your opinion

No, its scientific fact...

Plus, humans never had elongated canines

if you are not going to make a argument there is no point in this thread

we can go 14 pages of no you and nuhu U

when you say scientific fact you mean stuff know to science at that moment trust me that changes all the time

Another ignorant statement...Many things are known for sure...like humans can't fly naturally, and that we can't live of blood...

unless, there DNA is different from normal

lol. what the hell


stop please, you are embarassing yourself now

am I, or is it you who is embarassing your self, cause I think your the one who looks silly

So, you think having SNPs or oglionucleotide repeats causes you to sprout wings, or drink blood?

Like I have said to you many times, that's not how genetics work...

right sure , unless you have a PHD in genetics I can't take you seriously

My Dad does, and I do have the equivalent of a Masters in genetics and bioinformatics, and conduct research in a lab. I think you should listen to me..

Unless you have better...Kid, do you even know what SNPs are?

Accept it creeper...You are wrong, like always.

again your opinon, I have been wrong once or twice ( hybrid hyenadog thing) but most are ties or you losing, face it you live in a fantasy world. I can not belive you know as much as you claim you do.

LOL!!!! Did those words just come from you? The kid that believe in mermaids!?!?

Seriously, you can go back and look at those topics...You were wrong in every single one


Just because some people know more is no reason to deny their intelligence...There many intelligent people here, much more than me...

I don't go and deny their intellect.

You still haven't answer my question on what you know about genetics...

oh what most kids know at 11 grade, and frogfish for the most part you where wrong like oh i don't know the ti-liger thing I proved you wrong on that on

You can keep saying that, or go back and look...

BTW, you're born in 1991...so you're 15...You'll be in 10th grade next year.

or you go back and look, there are ZOOS!!!! that have ti-ligers what more proof do you need, for one to bit you?anyways we are off topic so get back on topic, but I know stuff at the 10th grade leveland can read way above my grade level but again off topic so stop talking about it

You're both n00bs, deal with it, end of argument.

You are both ignorant little children, and you have proven this time and again right here by your pointless bickering.

I don't want to bicker but frogfish is just so annoying, and I am not a n00b

Aren't you the mermaid kid?

Stuff. He said stuff.lol

Capitalization. Complete sentences. What are they teaching in schools these days?

Well, unless you have a high school diploma. We can't take you serious.

How about pretty much every statement you have made.

*bangs head in to desk* * head blows up from anger* if you want to talk about that start a topic, OKAY!!!!!!

Mermaids are quite tasty when fried.

okay , you my friend are INSANE!!

Should you talk about sanity when you believe in mermaids.lol

oh for crying out loud .*bangs head in to desk*get back on topic!!!

there is nothing to discuss. you cant make a decent argument for the existence of vampires

and you can't make a decent argument for the nonexistence of vampires, all I have seen is you people trying to disguse your opinion as fact

Of course vampires exist... or at least blood feeding organisms. They're not human obviously, but if we were to "humanise" certain animals then they could be called vampires, owing to the basic criteria which has to be met for something to be described as a vampire.

As such, female mozzies and midges that are about to produce eggs are vampires. Mites, ticks and fleas are vampires. Leeches are vampires. Vampire bats are vampires. There is even a species of finch (I think on the Galapogas islands) that feeds on blood; vampire!

Yes, vampires do exist. they're just not the ones you're thinking of

RKD

How about a vampiric mermaid?

SHUT UP ABOUT THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! save it for another topic okay

that is not the kind we are discussing, we are talking about the creatures from slavic folkore



your knowledge is very limited. You obviously dont now anything about simple biology and DNA. i advice you to take a simple course and see why it is scientifically impossible for vampires to exist. Do some reading on the evolution of creatures. You will see why humans cannot fly.

it is pointless discussing with you. You know nothing about the facts of simple biology

read The Real Vampire. Natural History by paul barber


Paul Barber (1990) offers an explanation of the origin of the vampire, however, that is perhaps grounded in truth. It is his contention that village people may have first conceived their notions of the undead from the actions of the real and unembalmed dead. The body does not lie still after death. There are movements of the fluids within the body and involuntary contractions of muscles even though the heart is no longer beating and the lungs are no longer pumping. Other movements of the corpse can be caused by the processes of decomposition itself or the actions of microorganisms that result in shifting organs. These are natural occurrences to the forensic scientist that even now may cause those without such knowledge to wonder if the death has really been complete. Most frightening of all, there may have been premature burials of people in deep comas who, before the prevalence of embalming, awakened in the grave under the crushing weight of the earth. Later, if they are exhumed, these dead who were not quite dead may show signs of having moved in their graves. Other exhumations have given evidence of a lack of decomposition of bodies long buried. Even for people who can account for this by the conditions of soil and climate, this may have been taken as a sign of continuing existence. Villagers in places of rural Greece still dig up the remains of the dead and look for such evidence.
Perhaps observations such as these were an origin of stories of those who do not die. But would they have led to ideas that these unfortunate creatures were evil? Barber and others suggest another way in which history may help us to understand the nature of the vampire in the stories that come from the villages of Europe, There were periods in all of Europe when contagious death was epidemic. The terrified people did not have the knowledge that we use today to understand the causes of such plagues. They would have been more likely to see them, as they were taught , to be the result of sin and evil. Death, it is still sometimes thought, can come from death. The evil dead were perhaps even more to be feared when a corpse was observed and evidence of continuing life was present. This fear had a positive side. It provided the tormented people with explanations, even scapegoats, that could stir action in relief of anxiety. Rulers and the clergy may have fostered these beliefs to avoid blame and reaffirm their authority in the midst of chaos. In this time of fear, if the vampire could represent a hope of life, it was not by becoming the loathsome creature but by providing a tangible agent whose destruction might conquer death itself.

uh dude, I am in the 10th grade I know more than a thing or two about bio, and a person with long K9 teeth and a need for blood sounds possible

i doubt you know anything at all. If you would know a thing about it you would see why it is impossible. Not only against evolution but also common sense

i presented to you the origins of the vampire. no thoughts about it?

simple my friend genetic modicaftion, you mix vampire bat DNA with a humans and you got a vampire, and I know this is possible