tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post6678396983425024317..comments2023-12-19T05:15:27.114-05:00Comments on Liana Brooks: Being From Paradise Means You're ... Legless? - a guest postLiana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-72372512528857711432012-05-24T09:13:49.156-04:002012-05-24T09:13:49.156-04:00I like the logic but want to quibble a bit. I'...I like the logic but want to quibble a bit. I'm assuming that any mythological, perfect creature is being classified as a creature by our standards. Otherwise, it could have the shape of a cloud.<br /><br />Granted a bird could fly by gliding and since it would be in paradise then there would be a perfect light breeze for gliding available all the time. However, flying itself, by means of flapping the wings constantly, would burn energy and if the bird existed only on the perfect paradise air, how could it replenish it's energy?<br /><br />Of course, it being paradise the air could return energy to the birds. Still, it would make more sense for the creatures to be able to float around and not have to expend any energy. In which case a cloud makes a better form than legless birds with wings.<br /><br />Or it could be an amoeba. :PIlnara Heskenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299242041768818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-58066132661562222202012-05-23T15:52:20.101-04:002012-05-23T15:52:20.101-04:00Love the logic! Thanks for letting us all read thi...Love the logic! Thanks for letting us all read this. :)TXAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505960346963927738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-58252947962639626272012-05-23T14:32:37.661-04:002012-05-23T14:32:37.661-04:00Hmmm... that is a good point about diseases. I gue...Hmmm... that is a good point about diseases. I guess it depends on whether or not perfect beings are vulnerable to corruption. If they are, then they'd have to stay away from everything that could corrupt. If not, then anything goes, really.<br /><br />Then again, it could be that what makes dirt on a perfect being so terrible isn't the germs themselves, but the utter imperfectness marring these beings, keeping them from ever being what they once were simply because they can't escape it.<br /><br />I have no idea about the food situation. Mythology tends to ignore immortality whenever it's talking about dietary habits. Even the gods in Greek mythology ate food (nectar and ambrosia), but goodness knows why.<br /><br />Anyways, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. It's fun trying to work out the logic of mythical creatures. :)Thea van Diepenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496841659021995779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-87044459202326582172012-05-23T14:19:59.840-04:002012-05-23T14:19:59.840-04:00Thanks for having me. I had a ton of fun writing t...Thanks for having me. I had a ton of fun writing the post. :)Thea van Diepenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496841659021995779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-40074788786843387902012-05-23T10:45:16.552-04:002012-05-23T10:45:16.552-04:00Thank you for coming by, Thea! I love this look at...Thank you for coming by, Thea! I love this look at paradisaical mythology. :o)Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-78055647198633297902012-05-23T09:09:48.068-04:002012-05-23T09:09:48.068-04:00It sounds like perfect beings must be immortal, th...It sounds like perfect beings must be immortal, they don't need to eat (because they can't die and also, they won't have to poop) and are impervious to disease (see above). So if they're impervious to germs and disease, then is dirt really gross? <br /><br />I'm not sure perfect beings have to be able to fly...<br /><br />But I really enjoyed this post. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673008115756142503noreply@blogger.com