The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
The mysteries of Maggie, Sr.
Arjan:
Wizard is just what you get if you do not have enough power to become something else. ;D
wardenferry419:
I think I like Kindler's extension of the idea better.
Rasins:
Still suggests that Wizards are part of the Supernatural world. Maybe they are the missing link?
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Arjan on November 30, 2017, 03:37:39 AM ---Hereditary. Much like mitochondrien. Those are seperate creatures with their own dna.
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Yah, but, to complete my comparison, we do not have any examples of contemporary living creatures that exist without mitochondria suddenly acquiring them. Inheriting something from your parents does not confirm that that thing can exist outside a human.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on December 04, 2017, 08:13:51 PM ---Yah, but, to complete my comparison, we do not have any examples of contemporary living creatures that exist without mitochondria suddenly acquiring them.
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That is because biology and evolution are not as fast as magic and are not intelligently designed either.
--- Quote ---Inheriting something from your parents does not confirm that that thing can exist outside a human.
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And the mitochondrien can not exist outside the human body either. Whether you see them as independent creatures depends on your point of view. In some cases it is still usefull to see them that way.
Being able to exist outside the human body is not the only criterium. To go back to Lash she started as a part of Lasciel even when she was residing in Harry. Then she gained authonomy and made her own decisions even if she was bound by her now changed nature. The remnants of that spirit fused with some part of Harry to form something new but according to your definition that was only a seperate entity after she was born.
Harry could have reabsorbed her as Lasciel was planning (consume her you could say) but he did not.
This is a magical world. Spiritual entities can reside in someones elses body and it is sometimes difficult to state how seperate or integrated they are and what their relation to the host is because things flow over into each other just like in biology but shown seperation is not the only criterium.
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