|
Psionic Assassination |
|
|
|
|
Replies(1 - 22)
Vagrant Dreamer |
Jul 10 2007, 09:26 AM
|
Practicus
Posts: 1,184
Age: N/A Gender: Male
From: Atlanta, Georgia Reputation: 51 pts
|
Um... maybe because the people with the talent and inclination to do such a thing, simply don't care to waste it on such a pointless affair...
I have never met a psychic, magician, psion, etc., of a reasonable capacity and power, who would concern themselves with such a childish waste of their time and potential. That's the sort of thing you'd do just to prove you could do it.
A better question would be why it hasn't been done on a seedy government official...
But in any case, using psionics to kill is a waste. Murder is wrong no matter what, a lot of people just think that if you could get away with it, it suddenly isn't wrong anymore. Maybe everyone has a little sociopath inside them.
peace
--------------------
The world is complicated - that which makes it up is elegantly simplistic, but infinitely versatile.
|
|
|
|
Bb3 |
Aug 5 2008, 11:09 AM
|
Zelator
Posts: 206
Age: N/A Gender: Male
From: Northern California Reputation: 4 pts
|
Yeah, it's true dropping celebrities actors and actresses would be clownish. As to the question though, there are numerous and powerful obstacles in the way. The main problem would be this: let's compare it to firing a gun, for the most, most part the gun people would be using would explode in there hands, or would have blanks for ammunition. Secondly, if a person was lucky enough to get a shot off, most likely they would miss, and after missing the target (or even hitting) someone with real power would probably take exception to some yokel shooting at people in their vicinity (and vicinty can be QUITE large) and it would then be all bad for the original attacker.
Having said all that, look at some of the deaths over the years of some of our most controversial/talented celebritries and you have to wonder if there was a person/group/groups going against them, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brandon Lee, and even more recently Heath Ledger.
--------------------
Mad skillz
|
|
|
|
Kath |
Nov 17 2009, 10:41 AM
|
Zelator
Posts: 220
Age: N/A Gender: Female
Reputation: 8 pts
|
QUOTE(Xenomancer @ Oct 21 2008, 07:02 AM) I was always under the impression that unstable people couldn't get their hands on psionics in the first place, much less for harm, due to the fact that unstable people have a hard time focuing. It just never seemed to work for me. What am I doing wrong?
I'd agree with that also, not a huge fan of radionics myself, though I will admit that this is based on some very lackluster demonstrations I have seen, which isn't exactly a scientific rebuttal. Basically, i find that I can typically manipulate energy better than someone relying on a radionics device. I honestly think the only effect the things have is the "magic feather" effect (which actually IS relevant to magick practice, but I digress). I also agree with vagrant, that the only reason you would use psionics to kill someone is just to prove you could... which is itself rather petty, and if you actually knew that you could, there would be no point in doing so. the need to prove things is born of insecurity, not confidence. I would disagree with vagrant though that 'murder is always wrong', well technically I'd argue that 'killing is not always wrong' whereas murder by definition is unjust (though we could argue about the relativity of ethics as well, but I won't). Basically there could easily arise a situation where killing someone would be the only way to protect oneself or loved ones. If I were capable of psionically killing someone in such a situation, i would neither hesitate, nor regret it. as for the method of death, sure accidents make sense, but really just something as small as getting a little nugget of platelets to form in someone's heart would be sufficient to kill them. or just telekinetically pinching off the blood flow to their brain, which would drop them almost instantly. I think it is very possible to kill someone magically, it's all a question of efficiency of force. for example, if you were able to magically nudge a penny off the top of a skyscraper, you could kill someone just with that. there are a hundred other possible angles one could approach it from. also, in another thread elsewhere on the web, on this very topic, someone mentioned that celebrities are somewhat overshadowed by their own fanbase. in other words, they actually are somewhat protected, the adoration of a million people is nothing to sneeze at, magically speaking. It's also interesting to me that when fans turn against a celebrity, the celebrity usually only has about a 50% survival rate. I dunno if that reflects a lack of protective 'oomf', opening them up to attack, or if it is the negative intent of millions which does it. Personally I'd think it's more likely the later, meaning that the source of a celebrity's strength is a fickle guardian which may well turn on it's charge. This post has been edited by Kath: Nov 17 2009, 10:45 AM
--------------------
‘Εκατερινη γνῶθι σεαυτόν Audaces fortuna iuvat
|
|
|
|
Kath |
Dec 4 2009, 10:56 PM
|
Zelator
Posts: 220
Age: N/A Gender: Female
Reputation: 8 pts
|
QUOTE(Vilhjalmr @ Dec 4 2009, 12:44 AM) I've wondered about this myself. I would like to think that anyone enlightened enough to have such powers would be enlightened enough to know murder is ultimately purposeless and harmful not only to the intended victim. QUOTE for example, if you were able to magically nudge a penny off the top of a skyscraper, you could kill someone just with that. Not unless you also magically accelerated it! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) That's sort of falling into the "more advanced = pure love" mindset, which some people hold to be true, and others do not. I am one who believes that 'killing' can do more good than harm, from time to time. I'd argue that 'mother nature' seems to hold a similar view. Of course killing just for the sake of killing would be reprehensible, I'm kinda assuming there's an actual urgent purpose or reason for it. Actually that whole aspect of the topic reminds me of the anime series Deathnote. Worth a watch if you've not seen it. As for nudging a penny off a ledge, you don't have to accelerate it. That's kinda the whole point of the ledge. I'm saying that you could do a very "small" thing which would release a great deal of potential energy, or have a cascading effect, resulting in a lethal effect. For example, moving a pencil at someone with enough force to kill might take hundreds of foot pounds of energy. meanwhile applying only 2 ounces of pressure on the right blood vessel would be just as effective. In other words, if you could apply enough telekinetic force to say spill a mug of coffee, you've got enough kinetic force to kill a human being, IF you apply that force efficiently.
--------------------
‘Εκατερινη γνῶθι σεαυτόν Audaces fortuna iuvat
|
|
|
|
kaboom13 |
Mar 15 2010, 05:16 PM
|
Unregistered
|
To be perfectly honest: we talk like we haven't had practitioners centuries and thousands of years before us, when you know, they didn't have guns, and missiles, and more effective ways to kill people.
As individuals and practitioner, sure, we're 'able' to will actions and things into existences. But on the other hand we are hubristic enough to accredit the action to our individual persona, as opposed to thousands of events that occurred that let up to the events, and we're simply taking the credit for what happened.
I'm kind of a supercalvinist/closet-hindu, so I sort of found this idea kind of peculiar~ just my two cents.
|
|
|
|
Vilhjalmr |
Jun 16 2010, 02:12 AM
|
Zelator
Posts: 181
Age: N/A Gender: Male
From: Medrengard Reputation: 2 pts
|
QUOTE(Kath @ Dec 4 2009, 11:56 PM) That's sort of falling into the "more advanced = pure love" mindset, which some people hold to be true, and others do not. I am one who believes that 'killing' can do more good than harm, from time to time. I'd argue that 'mother nature' seems to hold a similar view. Of course killing just for the sake of killing would be reprehensible, I'm kinda assuming there's an actual urgent purpose or reason for it. Actually that whole aspect of the topic reminds me of the anime series Deathnote. Worth a watch if you've not seen it. I'll give the anime a look see. I'll also note that more advanced = pure love and killing = sometimes necessary are not incompatible viewpoints, at least as I see them! After all, if one has love for all beings, one would surely prefer to kill one to save ten. There are all sorts of interesting ethical dilemmas you can explore, though - like what if that one was a personal friend? Is there a difference between killing someone and letting someone die? Etc, etc. QUOTE As for nudging a penny off a ledge, you don't have to accelerate it. That's kinda the whole point of the ledge. I'm saying that you could do a very "small" thing which would release a great deal of potential energy, or have a cascading effect, resulting in a lethal effect. For example, moving a pencil at someone with enough force to kill might take hundreds of foot pounds of energy. meanwhile applying only 2 ounces of pressure on the right blood vessel would be just as effective. In other words, if you could apply enough telekinetic force to say spill a mug of coffee, you've got enough kinetic force to kill a human being, IF you apply that force efficiently.
It's an interesting idea and I can't see the flaw in it. (I was just nitpicking about the penny - it doesn't matter how tall the structure you drop it from is, a penny will never reach a velocity high enough to kill someone.)
--------------------
Für Wodin!
|
|
|
|
Kath |
Jun 16 2010, 08:35 AM
|
Zelator
Posts: 220
Age: N/A Gender: Female
Reputation: 8 pts
|
i place great emphasis on personal friends, those close to me, etc. in terms of measuring the greater good. I don't technically believe in a greater good. If I had to destroy the world to save a spouse or child (i have neither at the moment, but if i did) then I'm sorry but all you biotches would die. (IMG: style_emoticons/default/bigwink.gif) and about the penny... yeah, but i typed that out before I saw mythbusters showing that coins are sub-lethal at terminal velocity (IMG: style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) still, its more metaphor for showing how the application of a small amount of force can release great potential energy.
--------------------
‘Εκατερινη γνῶθι σεαυτόν Audaces fortuna iuvat
|
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Topics
Similar Topics
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|