If there were a race of vampires bent on destroying the fabric of society by enslaving and/or ending humanity as we know it, the odds are against their success.First, I imagine there would be a supercrew of vampire fighters (see "Vampire Hunter D" or "John Carpenter's Vampires") that would already be at work before the general populous was made aware of the situation. Humanity would be able to sneak up on the bloodsuckers, drive a garlic-soaked stake through their dead hearts and drag their sorry carcases into the brightest of the bright, sunny days. Woot!
Second, small pockets of strong resistance would build up and strike major blows in guerrilla warfare engagements (see Stephen King's "Salem's Lot"). People young and old would know their own home terrains well enough to remove large swatches of the living dead attackers.
And if that weren't enough, some science guys have come up with the mathematical proof that a vampire takeover is destined to fail. Here is what they have to say:
It would take 2.5 years for vampires to wipe out the entire human race (supposing their victims become vampires)Therefore, if there really were vampires and they really got their act together to attack the rest of the world, their efforts would ultimately fail.
After n months there would be 2 x 2 x 2 ... x 2 = 2n, or a geometric progression with ratio 2. (In other words, "The vampire population increases geometrically and the human population decreases geometrically.")
To sum up -- "Using the principle of reductio ad absurdum, they conclude that vampires can't exist as their existence contradicts the existence of humans."
You can now sleep better tonight . . . until the zombie hoard arrives.
1 comment:
Your security is misplaced. First of all, the 2.5 years figure is based upon an assumption of "If vampires feed once a month". I cannot recall a single work of vampire fiction in which this was the case. They have usually been portrayed to feed nightly.
However, I must agree that if an outbreak of vampirism were to occur, it would ultimately destroy both humans and vampires, since vampires rely upon that which they are destroying.
But wouldn't a responsible Vampire Lord keep growing vampire populations in check, by preventing his victim's from rising again as vampires. I'm sure there are several ways to prevent this, ie. decapitation, etc.
So, don't rest your head just yet.
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