Seifer and Squall are brothers

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Every human mind is different. So, why must "possibility" always equate to "plausibility"? What did you expect?

Do you... even think about the things you read? I never said that. I said merely that something is possible does NOT make it plausible. A 0.0000001% possibility based on only wild assumptions is still possible. For something to be actually worth considering, though (plausibility), it has to be a realistic possibility.

Simply put, it doesn't seem "plausible" to you because the whole idea of Squall and Seifer being brothers is ridiculous.
Ridiculous things = not plausible, it seems.

You're missing the point. Why would the creators of VIII waste more time making sure that thier points are clear, clear enough to be 'evidence' ? VIII, as well as other FF games, are designed to be open interpretation for players.

Waste time... writing a coherent story? I'm going to hazard a wild guess and say the creators of FFVIII had different priorities than you. And just in case you missed the sarcasm, that's not actually a wild guess.

In other words, they are not going to waste time ensuring that everything in VIII is flawless. Flawless as in... no inconsistencies.

So, if the creators of VIII followed Occam's Razor, the game would be a lot less ambiguous.

Again, Occam's Razor is not something followed to create something. It's a basic principle of logic.

Uh-huh. Here's a comparison so you can understand what I mean:

A) I know Occam's Razor and I created this story.
B) I don't know Occam's Razor and I created this story.

Would the results of A) and B) be the same? Definitely not.

There are valid debates in every game, so your "less ambiguous" argument is spurious.

Not really. Answer this question yourself, if VIII wasn't ambiguous, then why are people still debating about it on various sites, such as here and gamefaqs? Also, if it wasn't ambiguous, then why are there so many explanations on the guides/FAQ page of gamefaqs (e.g. Time Plot) ?

And not really. Not every game has valid debates. Most of them are straightforward, unlike VIII. Are you sure you have played VIII before?

But valid debates focus on evidence rather than ignoring mountains of evidence and instead focusing on remotely possible assumptions. This current debate, in scientific terms, is akin to intelligent design vs. evolution (read: not much of one).

That's evil. And there's nothing wrong with making something out of a chain of subtle hints.

Stop exaggerating. I never said everybody.

So you don't address the actual argument that there were plenty of people who liked FFVIII, and plenty more who still played it.

Dunno why this is such a big deal to you. There's a number of reasons why certain people don't dig into games that much.

Why is it that people like you take things out of proportion nowadays? I didn't mention "theory" in my first post, did I?

You and your magic words. The lack of the word "theory" doesn't mean you weren't making an explanatory argument.

I have said this before. Every time when I talk to myself or on this forum, I get "LULZZ GIMME EVIDENCE DAT KK" in return!

Fantasy worlds lead to more possibilities than real worlds. So, we can't use our common sense to analyse the game. I'm talking about inside the game, not outside.

You realize these things had to be written outside the game, right? Which is what my argument addressed?

To apply internal logic, never use your common sense... The sense that's outside of VIII's world... aka our Earth... duh.

To think like a VIII person; to make sense out of what happened and how does it feel, etc etc. In order to do all that, your mind have to travel into the universe of Final Fantasy VIII and da-da.

If not, then your argument is irrelevant.

Did you miss Iceglow's post? Your so-called evidence was demolished at the beginning of this thread.

Uh-huh. Did the game explictly state "LULZ SEIFER AND SQUALL ARE NOT BROTHERS" ? Nope. And plus, his post was mostly assumptions as well. If his assumptions make more sense than mine, then it doesn't mean swat.

To disprove something fully, you have to use hardcore evidence.

Actually, now that I look back, you never even bothered to respond to Iceglow's comprehensive rebuttal. Which can only lead me to believe you're either willfully ignorant or just a troll.

Stop jumping on the bandwagon, stop exaggerating and, most importantly, stop discriminating.

Either way, a rational debate is impossible. As it appears others have already learned from "debates" with you.

Not my fault. You started it.