Quote Originally Posted by Xurts
That was just an example of something that is explained. The Shadow Creepers are something you have to think about.
No, if he really wanted people to 'think', Tetsuya Nomura wouldn't have told us (directly no less) what the scene means. As it stands, there was absolutely no way in order to tell how the Silver Haired Men came into existence and Nomura having to explain it to us later only emphasizes this point.