Board Thread:Antaeus' Arena: Audience Chamber/@comment-1515612-20150930233157/@comment-10353303-20160326214400

8th Hero of Olympus wrote:

Sonofchaos2222 wrote: it is a power of children of posiedon because he is the god of earthquakes Yet, Percy has never demonstrated any particular skill with that ability, so we might as well just simply take it off of the table for now. Lets also not include Percy's possible ability to bloodbend, as him utilizing such a power should be considered cheating. Jason ftw! Utilizing such a power is cheating? Do you know why we, as disgusting human beings, invented chlorine gas, mustard gas, phosphorous gas, and all sorts of hideous ways to kill each other during the First World War? Do you think we enjoy watching our fellow humans subjected to horrible mutilations and painful deaths for sport? Was it because we wanted to "fight fairly"? Was it because we wanted to be chivalrous? The answer to all three of those questions is a resounding no. We fight and then we invent things to outfight the other or make the other not be able to fight ever again. In a fight, there are no such things as "fair" or "cheating". These are purely human constructs conceived to make fighting seem more (or perhaps attempt to be) honourable. There is only win or lose. By disqualifying a possible power, you are skewing the argument in favour of a side without just cause.

To address your first point, if you want an analogy of why what I'm saying is correct, consider Einstein. When Einstein was younger, he as told by his teacher that he would "never amount to anything". Fast-forward to today and look where he is in the pantheon of scientific pioneers. He is revered for his work in atomic theory. So I ask you this, just because a character doesn't display a power, does it really make it impossible to exist? We know humans are made of water and that Percy can control water. By way of the method of Renee Descartes's deductive reasoning, we thus come to the conclusion that it is possible that he might possess such a power. A bit better when put that way, yes?