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Now, there are also reported cases of people in the world who don't feel pain. Now, I don't know exactly what causes this, but I'm pretty sure that its some sort of damage to the brain, or nerves or CNS ect. Now, there do exist viruses and bacteria which, when they infect someone, "target" (i use that term loosely) specific parts of the body. Now, we can imagine a virus which attacks the same part of the body which, if it defects, will preent us from feeling pain.

Doing a bit of research it appears there isn't actually a "pain center" of the brain, the areas which process it are responsible for a ton of other things.

That and an infection in the brain would cause swelling, it's more likely that the pain receptors would become overexcited and cause more pain rather than reducing the body's ability to feel it. Plus there's a reason pain exists -- without it, you're much more likely to accidentally harm or even kill yourself before you realize it. It'd be disadvantageous, especially in someone with uncontrollable rage.

I mean it really is simple to say an infectious disease might exist which eliminates and exaggerates certain aspects of brain function in a way that perfectly mimics what a zombie does. But, it's really a cop-out and the amount of secondary brain processes which would be eliminated as well would probably render the person a vegetable.

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What I'm lacking (And I'll own up to it and admit that I'm lacking it) isn't comprehension or intelligence, it's experience.

Whether it's a lack of experience in the topic or just debating in general, it still manifests in ways that make you appear unintelligent. Incorrectly using big words, fallacious logic, irrelevant counter-arguments, it all adds up.

And you're right. This is supposed to be a civil discussion. But when you participate in it despite a self-recognized lack of experience, time or effort to contribute anything meaningful, expect to be called out on it. I work for 45 hours a week and commute for another 10 so I don't buy your excuse that you "don't have time to scour the internet". Not that doing such a thing is necessary to prove a damn 15 year old wrong.

The easiest way to learn how to debate is to just watch other people do it, a lot.

I like when people debate and fight too. Its quite... educational!

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I like when people debate and fight too. Its quite... educational!

Thanks, You really contributed to this thread! Are you always this informative?

The likely-hood of zombies ever existing is slim. If they did ever exist how exactly would you think they would survive, the true zombie would rot as any other dead person just go on a nice boat for a few months with friends, enjoy the breeze when you come back many of the zombies would either have rotten, or to weak to cause much harm.

"Rot and Ruin" Zombies; attracted to light and anything living, reanimates in one day (also called max brooks zombie but he did not invent them)
Voddo zombies; Same rules applied, except sorcery is added to the mix ( I think its safe to say that there's no such thing as magic)
28 zombies: plausible.

Zombies (excluding 28 zombies) are never legally dead, because there's still brain activity responsible for movement, in most cases being legally dead requires the deceased to be 'brain dead'. So true-dead zombies cant exist.
28 zombies feel no pain but are still alive and all 'human'. This is a bad mix they will likely die fast from wounds they did to them selves, before they can zombify any one else.

Zombies chance of taking over the world: 3 percent

Even if a zombie Apocalypse starts it would die out quickly (I mean when the first person gets infected they just kill him!) :P

http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html?wa_user1=5&wa_user2=Science&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=recommended

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Even if a zombie Apocalypse starts it would die out quickly (I mean when the first person gets infected they just kill him!) :P

http://www.cracked.com/article_18683_7-scientific-reasons-zombie-outbreak-would-fail-quickly.html?wa_user1=5&wa_user2=Science&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=recommended

jeez louise bud, If you've read the thread, you'll know that links to cracked were already posted, to no avail. I don't want to flame you on your first couple posts, but you should lurk a thread before posting in it.

Exilement's going to be mad, lol.

Eh, I don't usually read the entire thread before joining a debate either.

Now, believing an argument in a debate can be supported by an article from a humor website? That's annoying, but I've already spent more time talking about that than it's worth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8
Are the closet thing we get to Bactria/parasite/fungus zombies :P.

As you see in the video the fungus( the Cordyceps)spreads by invading the body of an insect to grow and diminish the insects population.

*GRAPHICAL WARNING*
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/29/naked-man-chews-other-guys-face-shot-dead-by-cops/

I think it's already started...

Lol, that's old as fuck. I was actually browsing /x/ when that came up. I was listening to the Miami-Dade police scanner until 4 in the morning.

He was probably just crazy, what kind of asshole chalks that up to 'zombies'

Pfft. Ridiculous. No chance it could ever happen. For one, if Zombies eat everything, how will they spread? And wont they spend most of their time munching grass and trees seeing as those are living too? And how could the brain activate again without the proper amount of electrical signals that a Virus could never give it? Answer please.

I'm pretty sure that the definition of zombie no longer contains an absolute that the person's already died.
And whoever said that zombies would eat everything?

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I'm pretty sure that the definition of zombie no longer contains an absolute that the person's already died.
And whoever said that zombies would eat everything?

Zombies eat everything living right? That includes Plants and Trees.