The thing to remember about Arbitrary Skepticism is that it isn’t really arbitrary. After all, just because you happen to be a vampire or zombies, doesn’t mean that unicorns have to exist in the same setting.
Whatever culture you’re a part of defines your view of normalcy.
Actually, there are multiple levels of weird. In descending order:
1) Normal everyday weird
2) Congress weird
3) Military weird
4) New Orleans weird
5) New York weird
6) Southern California weird (“Where starting a new cult in your honor is merely their way of saying hello”)
7) San Fransisco weird
8) Seattle weird (similar to #7, but in a different way. SF has Emperor Norton, we have Sasquatch and UFOs over Mt. Rainier.)
9) Mad Scientist weird, or H.P. Lovecraft mind-blasting strangeness
I believe this falls under the trope “Arbitrary Skepticism”.
Why? Are zombies closely related to talking dogs in Voodoo? Because that’s the only way I can see it applying.
The thing to remember about Arbitrary Skepticism is that it isn’t really arbitrary. After all, just because you happen to be a vampire or zombies, doesn’t mean that unicorns have to exist in the same setting.
Whatever culture you’re a part of defines your view of normalcy.
Actually, there are multiple levels of weird. In descending order:
1) Normal everyday weird
2) Congress weird
3) Military weird
4) New Orleans weird
5) New York weird
6) Southern California weird (“Where starting a new cult in your honor is merely their way of saying hello”)
7) San Fransisco weird
8) Seattle weird (similar to #7, but in a different way. SF has Emperor Norton, we have Sasquatch and UFOs over Mt. Rainier.)
9) Mad Scientist weird, or H.P. Lovecraft mind-blasting strangeness
It’s “San Francisco”, thanks.
10) The weirdness of something missing when it’s supposed to be there.