it's not "hijacking", it's legitimate debate over a subject related to the topic.SHACKled89451 wrote:Couldn't be the fact that I just know when to quit, and avoid hijacking a thread with bickering.
Let's just leave it at that, shall we?
Silent Hill... a purgatory?
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Putting in my oar...
I am not Catholic and have not studied the subject extensively, but my understanding is that Purgatory is:
1. A place where those neither saved nor lost go after they die. James is not dead, not yet.
2. A place that cannot be returned from. In "Leave", James returns to the world.
3. A process in which the outcome is inevitable. Once the deceased soul's sins have been purged and he/she is ready to move on, he passes into Heaven. This contrasts it with limbo or hell, both of which are permanant destinies.
Therefore, Silent Hill is not a purgatory in the primary sense of the world.
I am not Catholic and have not studied the subject extensively, but my understanding is that Purgatory is:
1. A place where those neither saved nor lost go after they die. James is not dead, not yet.
2. A place that cannot be returned from. In "Leave", James returns to the world.
3. A process in which the outcome is inevitable. Once the deceased soul's sins have been purged and he/she is ready to move on, he passes into Heaven. This contrasts it with limbo or hell, both of which are permanant destinies.
Therefore, Silent Hill is not a purgatory in the primary sense of the world.
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Well, I guess I forgot to mention that regardless of ghosts, ghouls and the undead, I was thinking about Silent Hill as a purgatory in a sort of meaningful way, not that it is in fact one, which is quite obviously not the case here.Oddish wrote:Therefore, Silent Hill is not a purgatory in the primary sense of the world.
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Occam's Razor deflects this one back to you, sir. They seem to be alive, the game offers no implication that the characters are dead, and therefore the player has no explicit reason to assume they are not alive. Especially since in 1, 3, 4 and Origins, the characters have all emerged alive from with the Otherworld, thus making it very clear that they are not dead when they are within).
Since you contest the established precedent, I believe the burden of proof is, in fact, upon you.
Since you contest the established precedent, I believe the burden of proof is, in fact, upon you.
Except for (SH3 spoiler)woofy1988 wrote:Silent Hill, in a sense, is a purgatory. Like what JuriDawn just said. I highly doubt it is 'the' actual purgatory. I believe that all the main protagonists emerge alive.
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