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inksane t1_jcpkevw wrote

Reply to comment by rpgaff2 in Roman tomb reveals burnt remains left in place, covered by bricks, sealed with lime, encircled by bent and broken nails — rites to restrain the dead from rising by marketrent

A scary idea came into my head. People usually do things for a reason. They sealed that tomb for a reason.

I'm not saying vampires exist, but we just undid everything they did to keep the thing safe.

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hadesthief t1_jcq1faj wrote

The Romans would gut livestock and read their entrails for signs of fortune. Clearly they knew something we now don't.

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inksane t1_jcq8xfa wrote

And there are people today who still do that. I don't know what they know. But if they're doing it, I assume it does something for them.

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gamerdude69 t1_jcr5wju wrote

You think every superstition is true because someone thinks it is? You think there's something to astrology? palm reading? Sacrificing a rabbit to make someone heal faster? Why are you assuming that these people are correct in their superstitions?

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Angdrambor t1_jcqbt8w wrote

People do things for a reason, but, if you turn on the news, you'll see that a lot of the reasons are really stupid.

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The-Magic-Sword t1_jdf4mwr wrote

Thankfully, vampire slaying has come a long way over the centuries.

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