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Well put, Bree.
There are anthropologists who've been studying possession for years, because there are so many cultures and traditions that believe in possesion. So many things have been done "about" a person's possession. I'd say yes that it's definitely possible, however my theory could be countered by anyone. My philosophy is that a person has to invite the entity inside, so all someone has to say is that it isn't an entity but the person's own mind.
Ultimately, it all honestly boils down to what you've experienced, but even that is subject. Look at all of the people who experience something frightening or something they don't understand, and two days later they don't believe anymore. Experience can create a deep belief or connection, or it can scare you so much that you'd rather not believe. That's why I say that it comes down to experience.
As for vampires, werewolves, and zombies... Not on this particular side of the omniverse;)
Which is my point, writers don't get this shit from eating their Wheaties and then drinking 300$ red wine. These are a part of oral traditions and then part of them come from forensic pathology, criminal investigations, dreams, visions. Ya can't make this shit up.
Movies are stories that you don't have to really imagine. A bad movie is a film that you know isn't real...dig? What I mean is, if I go see a film, and can see the actor, not the character, I'm done. It's gonna suck. However, if the [I]story[I] takes hold... That's groovy.
My thing is that you've got to ride the story, like you would in a book. Some situations are going to get nutty, but you just ride the story, and it will make sense.
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Last edited by Haunted; 11-25-2006 at 12:56 PM.
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