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spider · 21st December 2001, 10:04 PM

Quick and to the point: why can lil kids and dogs see Al? I thought his image was projected directly into Sam's brain or something like that.

imported_Sandman · 28th December 2001, 11:51 PM

Supposedly, kids under five and animals can see Al (and Sam for who he really is) because they're pure of heart and can only see the truth. sounds hokey, but that's how they explained it in the show.
Also the "mentally absent", some elderly people, and people who neurons and mesons are on the same (or close) frequency as Sam's can see them.
Does that help?

spider · 31st December 2001, 02:01 PM

It does. Truth be told, the whole "pure of heart" thing is kinda lame...a glitch in the system would be better.

imported_Sandman · 1st January 2002, 01:46 AM

I agree

dreamwatch · 1st January 2002, 03:25 PM

If you think about some of the explanations given it's not quite so hokey. The idea is that kids of that age are too young to have been corrupted by the world and see it with innocent eyes. Obviously animals can't be affected by scepticism and they aren't brought up to believe that the world works in a certain way and thats the only way things are. So if you delve a little deeper it's not so bad.

imported_Sandman · 2nd January 2002, 04:10 AM

That's true, guess it was just the phrasing that sounded so absurd.

mordy · 4th January 2002, 03:32 PM

thats a good Point

spider · 9th January 2002, 02:59 AM

That would make sense if As was, say, an angel or a ghost...but a computer genetated hologram from the future???

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28th December 2001, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
imported_Sandman confused Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 1,222	Supposedly, kids under five and animals can see Al (and Sam for who he really is) because they're pure of heart and can only see the truth. sounds hokey, but that's how they explained it in the show. Also the "mentally absent", some elderly people, and people who neurons and mesons are on the same (or close) frequency as Sam's can see them. Does that help?

31st December 2001, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
spider Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 359	It does. Truth be told, the whole "pure of heart" thing is kinda lame...a glitch in the system would be better.

1st January 2002, 01:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
imported_Sandman confused Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 1,222	I agree

1st January 2002, 03:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
dreamwatch Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: From London, living in Brisbane Posts: 12	If you think about some of the explanations given it's not quite so hokey. The idea is that kids of that age are too young to have been corrupted by the world and see it with innocent eyes. Obviously animals can't be affected by scepticism and they aren't brought up to believe that the world works in a certain way and thats the only way things are. So if you delve a little deeper it's not so bad.

2nd January 2002, 04:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
imported_Sandman confused Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 1,222	That's true, guess it was just the phrasing that sounded so absurd.

4th January 2002, 03:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
mordy Teal'c of Chulak Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 528	thats a good Point

9th January 2002, 02:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
spider Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 359	That would make sense if As was, say, an angel or a ghost...but a computer genetated hologram from the future???