Post by cube on Sept 2, 2018 16:48:13 GMT -5
There seems to be a lot of misinformation being passed around.
I am going to try to clear some things up.
The vampires that exist in society are not the same as the mythological creatures they are confused with.
Authors like Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, Stephanie Myer, etc are writing interesting fantasy stories, not reference books.
Real vampires, in real life, are human beings affected by a genetic disorder that changes their dietary needs. Vampirism isn't contagious and it isn't viral.
It is logical that if celiac disease, diabetes, porphyria, and other blood or dietary related diseases exist, that a disease can exist that coincidentally requires a human to consume the components of blood.
No natural fangs, although anyone can go to a special dentist and get fangs made from ceramic.
No superhuman abilities.
No ability to "turn" people.
No extra resistance to death or sickness.
A vampire can get a cold, an STD, cancer, a broken leg, die of old age at the same age as a non-vampire.
A vampire that hasnt fed in too long could plausibly be weaker than a healthy, well fed non-vampire. Anything gets weaker if nutritional needs are not met over a long period of time.
We need to be sure to separate what role players, lifestylers and authors describe as "vampires" or "vampirism" from what someone afflicted by the disease commonly called "vampirism" would call it.
There is a genetic disease that causes people to grow thick hair over their entire body and therefore become "werewolves" but these people can't spread their disease in the way the fantasy novels describe.
Vampirism is the same way.
You either have it or you dont. No type of treatment will cure it. No method or volume of blood exchange will spread it.
The stigma associated with the fantasy novel based descriptions I am disputing above has caused society to scorn and retaliate against those who have vampirism. The real vampires dont want to be exposed and ridiculed publicly. This need to hide from the world has made it terribly difficult for donors and vampires to find each other. It has also drastically slowed the spread of useful and truthful information that is relevant to the vampire/donor community.
I am going to try to clear some things up.
The vampires that exist in society are not the same as the mythological creatures they are confused with.
Authors like Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, Stephanie Myer, etc are writing interesting fantasy stories, not reference books.
Real vampires, in real life, are human beings affected by a genetic disorder that changes their dietary needs. Vampirism isn't contagious and it isn't viral.
It is logical that if celiac disease, diabetes, porphyria, and other blood or dietary related diseases exist, that a disease can exist that coincidentally requires a human to consume the components of blood.
No natural fangs, although anyone can go to a special dentist and get fangs made from ceramic.
No superhuman abilities.
No ability to "turn" people.
No extra resistance to death or sickness.
A vampire can get a cold, an STD, cancer, a broken leg, die of old age at the same age as a non-vampire.
A vampire that hasnt fed in too long could plausibly be weaker than a healthy, well fed non-vampire. Anything gets weaker if nutritional needs are not met over a long period of time.
We need to be sure to separate what role players, lifestylers and authors describe as "vampires" or "vampirism" from what someone afflicted by the disease commonly called "vampirism" would call it.
There is a genetic disease that causes people to grow thick hair over their entire body and therefore become "werewolves" but these people can't spread their disease in the way the fantasy novels describe.
Vampirism is the same way.
You either have it or you dont. No type of treatment will cure it. No method or volume of blood exchange will spread it.
The stigma associated with the fantasy novel based descriptions I am disputing above has caused society to scorn and retaliate against those who have vampirism. The real vampires dont want to be exposed and ridiculed publicly. This need to hide from the world has made it terribly difficult for donors and vampires to find each other. It has also drastically slowed the spread of useful and truthful information that is relevant to the vampire/donor community.
