Not really, maybe hyperactive cannibalistic humans but I agree with the organ thing, world war z had zombies that degraded but they also were able to be frozen and thawed and still walk. So walking dead type zombies, no, maybe a deadly disease if it could burn through humanity in time 

No.

Just want to point out that the doctors in the zombie movies never thought it was possible, either...

And armies in war films have little understanding of strategy, and main characters in action films have magic character shields that protect them from environmental damage etc.

Quote from: Trojanlord on August 03, 2014, 12:54:26 AM

Quote from: Cheat on August 03, 2014, 12:52:52 AM

Just want to point out that the doctors in the zombie movies never thought it was possible, either...

And armies in war films have little understanding of strategy, and main characters in action films have magic character shields that protect them from environmental damage etc.

Well, of course. The main character can't die; how else would they save the day?

to quote my brother "(I) am at my happiest when everyone in a film dies horribly."

I don't think a virus could create zombies unless it went 28 Day style.


However, I believe it would be possible for some kid of parasite to essentially operate a dead body as a puppet.

Bring back the dead, no. Creating extremely hostile humans that will kill and eat others, its certainly possible.

Quote from: MyNameIsCharlie on August 03, 2014, 09:31:39 AM

Yes. There are certain fungi that take over the nervous systems of their victims, causing zombie like behavior.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin

Scary shit

The term zombie can cover a very broad area in what it means. In the sense that a living organism that is killed and is restarted and comes back? No, I don't think so. However, the closest I could see is one of those smaller viruses and infections that target insects making the jump to humans. The sole purpose of the infection is to keep spreading itself, so my guess is either the Human host would become hostile if it's nervous system was highjacked, or they would become walking carriers.

Hostility means that an organism is more likely to notice another acting out of the ordinary, so having hoards of infected people acting like they have rabies and are on heavy drug induced cannibalism is the least likely scenario. The most effective way for the parasite to spread itself would be to do so passively. And people, in their very nature, do this. In all likelyhood, the parasite or virus would highjack the hosts system and force them into populated areas, They'd probably develop sores, something that could break, blister, and spread blood or fluids infected with the parasite to the surrounding area.

So, I think in reality, the closest we could ever have a zombie would be one of those slow walkers as portrayed in the old movies. Then again, if we go back to what I said, the general term "Zombie" encompasses a lot of things. And in that regard, another scenario might be something along the lines of 28 days later.

In both cases, the host is not killed upon infection, but their system is highjacked and in all likelyhood their higher mental functions cease.

Realistically, that's the closest we could come. There is no natural occurring event that causes a dead life form to come back to life and operate in any sufficient capacity past it's deterioration of the brain or body.

The general rule is, if it's not found naturally, it is either impossible to create or very, very hard to. There's plenty of diseases that override brain functions and body functions, but nothing that revives and keeps things going.

I'll just leave this here.