VampireLuna skrev:If we had scientific reports or statistics then more people would be able to accept vampirism as fact. Currently there is a group, Vampirism & Energy Work Research Study, that have been studying vampires and collecting data. If you'd like to see their findings thus far, here is the link:
http://www.suscitatio.com/
As far as I can see, this is not real research. It seems they only seek to map out how many "vampires" there is in the world (for example). I could not find any research regarding the real problem; is there something we can call vampirism that is not merely a delusion?
The research done by this group seems to be based on the mere assumption that vampires do exist, and that's a fallacy.
Those things that you said are generalized are often seen in average people. I did state that. The thing which makes a vampire a real vampire is their need to feed. Not just a desire to feed but an actual need. If a vampire does not feed then their health declines. It will not kill them but they can become very ill.
Yes, so you claim, but can you produce any empirical evidence for this? Have "vampires" been tested medically?
One would think that if someone really suffered from such a condition, we would find medical reports on the subject.
I was raised knowing that I am a vampire. We did not call it vampirism but it was still vampirism. The earliest memory I have that could be assoiciated with vampirism is when I was 4 years old. Nothing extreme, just the first time I noticed the difference between myself and average people. Although I'm not sure if it is like this for all vampires, in my family we fed on raw beef until we were older. We are supposed to wait until after we are 18 to feed on blood. I was a few years
younger than that when I had my first donor.
Well, you see - this is not a surprise. Children are very open for suggestion (that's what raising children is all about). Has it occured to you that there is a possibility you think you are a vampire because you were raised this way?
The fact that you were thaught this from a very early age suggests that your whole personality is founded in this belief, and therefore disturbs your ability to reason (regarding this particular issue).
Now, this is just me pointing out a possibility - I'm not saying "this is the way it is, you lunatic!"
The thing that convinced me that I was a vampire was when I went through a period in my life where I tried to deny what I was. I tried to be like everyone else. No feeding at all for well over a year. I did become very ill. The more time that past, the more ill I became. I was under a doctor's care but they could not tell exactly what was wrong with me. I was not anemic and had no known illness. Eventually I began to feed regularly again and my condition improved rapidly. Since then I've accepted the fact that I must feed to maintain my health and that I am without a doubt a vampire.
What do you mean by "no feeding at all"? Did you stop eating meat?
Psi vampires can feed from many different sources of energy. There is energy all around us.... in people, animal, plants, storms, emotions, and even in the elements such as fire, water, wind and air. Some vampires can feed on all or any of these sources but most psi vampires tend to have a source that they naturally feed from regularly. Some even claim that when a sang vampire feeds on blood that it is the energy contained in that blood on which they are feeding. I can draw energy from people and some other sources but for me that has not abated my need to feed on blood.
There is energy in blood, yes - as is in all other food. What you are saying (regarding PSI-vampires) is basically that they posess a totally unnecessary digestive system. This is a huge problem, as it would go against nature as we know it. No living organism would function this way. If the organism could just simply feed on any kind of energy source, the digestive system would be an evolutionary burden.
Much research still needs to be done in order for us to understand vampirism. Once it is better understood then vampirism will no longer be just a myth to so many people. So many scientific discoveries were once thought to be just myths. Through research and testing they were proven to be facts instead of myths. Hopefully in time the same will be true about vampirism but currently the research is still just beginning.
I can't say I have seen any serious research on the subject matter, apart from the anthropological, psychological and cultural studies (which concludes radically differently (is that the correct way of saying it?) from you).
For the time being, I must regard this phenomena as a mental delusion - given the evidence. This is not to say you are mentally ill, mind you, but the signs point to what I can only refer to as kind of a religious belief (which is, according to the definition of "a delusion", a delusion).
This is my personal stand, and I hope I'm not offending you personally. I also hope you understand my position, and that the necessary empirical evidence is missing completely.
