The bell curve Maria was talking about is for chanellers distribuion. I don't think you can judge by that a power distribution. This is different.
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- 10/06/2010 07:07:55 PM
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Maria's answer to question 20 is ground-breaking!
- 10/06/2010 07:36:40 PM
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No, it merely means that the Bell Curve does not refer to absolute strength...
- 10/06/2010 07:42:31 PM
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See the question again man!
- 10/06/2010 07:48:57 PM
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That contradicts your assertion that Moiraine is stronger than the average woman...
- 10/06/2010 07:50:11 PM
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I need to re-evaluate nothing!
- 10/06/2010 07:46:20 PM
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- 10/06/2010 07:46:20 PM
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Think logically for a moment...
- 10/06/2010 07:49:10 PM
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Who said Egwene is twice as strong as Moiraine?
- 10/06/2010 07:52:27 PM
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Aviendha did in FoH...
- 10/06/2010 07:54:32 PM
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Nope!
- 10/06/2010 07:55:55 PM
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Your quotes are faulty
- 10/06/2010 07:57:18 PM
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In what sense though?
- 10/06/2010 07:59:00 PM
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Forkroot
- 10/06/2010 08:04:50 PM
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Again... later that night?
- 10/06/2010 08:05:39 PM
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What do you mean?
- 10/06/2010 08:07:24 PM
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See below...
- 10/06/2010 08:11:24 PM
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Re: See below...
- 10/06/2010 08:12:34 PM
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I just did.
- 10/06/2010 08:16:09 PM
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Well then we disagree
- 10/06/2010 08:18:10 PM
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BUT WHAT ABOUT LATER IN THE NIGHT!
- 10/06/2010 08:20:21 PM
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Ah, you mean later later ...
- 10/06/2010 08:29:59 PM
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Forkroot wears off, you know?
- 10/06/2010 08:45:33 PM
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Yes I know
- 10/06/2010 09:05:29 PM
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I've explained it before in this thread...
- 10/06/2010 09:17:10 PM
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Re: I've explained it before in this thread...
- 10/06/2010 09:37:39 PM
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Re: I've explained it before in this thread...
- 10/06/2010 09:51:40 PM
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Re: I've explained it before in this thread...
- 10/06/2010 10:05:37 PM
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Are you sure you're feeling fine?
- 10/06/2010 10:18:44 PM
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RJ writes that Amys cannot hold Egwene. BS writes that Barasene can. Who are you gonna believe?
- 10/06/2010 08:31:35 PM
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It wasn't BS... both were RJ!
- 10/06/2010 08:41:54 PM
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In that case, there is no problem...
- 10/06/2010 08:45:05 PM
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But that isn't what the text says...
- 10/06/2010 08:57:42 PM
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How can Egwene be strong enough to overcome Katerine and Silviana together then?
- 10/06/2010 09:07:36 PM
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Yeah, both were RJ
- 10/06/2010 08:49:13 PM
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Yeah yeah... RJ lied, Maria lied. Only you make sense. I'm finished with this debate.
- 10/06/2010 08:59:06 PM
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- 10/06/2010 09:07:52 PM
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- 10/06/2010 09:07:52 PM
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Really?
- 10/06/2010 09:29:22 PM
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Re: Really?
- 10/06/2010 09:39:21 PM
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Here's what is clear:
- 10/06/2010 09:02:41 PM
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IMO it's easy to disprove
- 10/06/2010 09:22:23 PM
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Dude...
- 10/06/2010 09:27:34 PM
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At least we agree on one thing
- 10/06/2010 09:29:14 PM
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yet 4 women can still hold Rand in LoC ... he can't break the Shield until it's down to 3
- 13/06/2010 12:47:43 PM
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Have to agree with Sidious on this point
- 11/06/2010 02:49:58 AM
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The rate forkroot wears off?
- 16/06/2010 12:36:38 PM
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You missed that she isn't being given Forkroot at night at all!
- 16/06/2010 04:47:59 PM
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Maria's other answer adresses this...
- 10/06/2010 08:14:54 PM
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Then one Aes Sedai cannot shield her. But one did.
- 10/06/2010 08:16:41 PM
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You can be much weaker than someone, and hold them shielded, if they are already cut off...
- 10/06/2010 08:19:15 PM
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But, if you are much stronger, you can break that shield...
- 10/06/2010 08:22:25 PM
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Easy...
- 10/06/2010 08:24:59 PM
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What has that got to do with it?
- 10/06/2010 08:32:56 PM
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Amys is not LESS than half of Egwene's strength. You cannot hold someone if you are LESS than half..
- 10/06/2010 08:47:41 PM
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Amys is as strong as Moiraine, at the most one level lower. Barasine is weaker than Katarine, who...
- 10/06/2010 09:00:26 PM
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I can agree with that.
- 10/06/2010 09:09:07 PM
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...
- 10/06/2010 09:12:21 PM
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Agreed, but...
- 10/06/2010 09:13:59 PM
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Re: Agreed, but...
- 10/06/2010 09:16:30 PM
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Good point...
- 10/06/2010 09:18:53 PM
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Or, you know, you can have the grace to question your antiquated strength list...
- 10/06/2010 09:22:51 PM
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I'd be perfectly happy to adjust my list if it made sense
- 10/06/2010 09:32:35 PM
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Uhhh?
- 10/06/2010 09:41:59 PM
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Re: Uhhh?
- 10/06/2010 09:48:58 PM
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DUDE!
- 10/06/2010 09:58:59 PM
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Rand seems to shield Egwene and Elayne TOGETHER, pretty easily...
- 10/06/2010 09:54:03 PM
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That's fairly simple, actually...
- 10/06/2010 10:08:53 PM
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Nope. Rand was also cut off from the Source when he broke a shield held by 3 Aes Sedai...
- 10/06/2010 11:18:41 PM
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Because that channeler is much stronger? I'm not getting your confusion here. *NM*
- 10/06/2010 11:27:31 PM
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Your Aes Sedai are close to the average woman in strength, right...
- 10/06/2010 11:42:01 PM
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No, here's the quote: I hate having to pull out my books with their yellowed pages...
- 10/06/2010 08:01:54 PM
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Why would she need surprise against two? That was against five of them...
- 10/06/2010 08:04:57 PM
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Very poor evidence
- 10/06/2010 08:11:26 PM
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no she said Egwene is stronger than Amys and Melaine combined
- 11/06/2010 12:46:29 AM
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The actual quote says Amys and Melaine combined...
- 11/06/2010 12:25:07 PM
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Here's the problem with that...
- 11/06/2010 12:42:41 PM
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I think you are misreading her.
- 10/06/2010 07:47:06 PM
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Bingo *NM*
- 10/06/2010 07:51:29 PM
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Please explain what you mean by "channeler" and "power" distribution. *NM*
- 10/06/2010 09:23:36 PM
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Re: Please explain what you mean by "channeler" and "power" distribution.
- 10/06/2010 10:11:23 PM
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Yes. You can't extrapolate a generalized macro level scale to micro level individuals.
- 11/06/2010 12:16:24 AM
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I don't agree
- 10/06/2010 07:49:41 PM
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BAH! Its infuriating how you have so many blinders... Eerily Aes Sedai of you.
- 10/06/2010 07:54:23 PM
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Hmm...
- 10/06/2010 07:55:59 PM
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Because of the question to which she responded...
- 10/06/2010 07:57:55 PM
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Re: Because of the question to which she responded...
- 10/06/2010 08:06:16 PM
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Without contradicting the latter...
- 10/06/2010 08:15:11 PM
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Ah well
- 10/06/2010 08:20:32 PM
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Great! Two of my OP strength ideas have been solidified!
- 10/06/2010 07:39:53 PM
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Nope...
- 10/06/2010 07:46:31 PM
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Who said Cadsuane was 50?
- 10/06/2010 07:51:14 PM
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So how can Egwene be twice as strong as Moiraine, if Moiraine is at 55?
- 10/06/2010 07:53:11 PM
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She cannot be because she isn't. Silviana can shield Egwene alone, for God's sake. So can Amys!
- 10/06/2010 07:56:26 PM
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Amys can't hold her properly
- 10/06/2010 07:59:47 PM
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What about later that night?
- 10/06/2010 08:02:16 PM
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No she didn't
- 16/06/2010 03:02:21 PM
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No she didn't what?
- 16/06/2010 04:46:05 PM
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Re: No she didn't what?
- 17/06/2010 06:16:16 AM
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Why do you think it's a linear scale?
- 16/06/2010 05:25:56 AM
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That's simple...
- 16/06/2010 06:36:44 AM
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Re: That's simple...
- 16/06/2010 12:27:07 PM
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Your concept is not mathematically right. So yeah, forget discussing it.
- 16/06/2010 04:41:13 PM
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Dang, Cyndane isn't using Cabriana's body.
- 10/06/2010 08:25:20 PM
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The blue flash RAFO irritates me- I can't see how that will be relevant. The Min thing was new
- 10/06/2010 08:50:52 PM
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RJ already RAFOed the incident with Thom's knives/daggers before
- 10/06/2010 08:57:52 PM
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It isn't, unless she's implying the Creator helped him out or some other such thing
- 11/06/2010 12:56:49 AM
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Just to make things clear on the strength thing...
- 10/06/2010 09:08:02 PM
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It is possible Maria was answering the first question and ignoring the second...
- 10/06/2010 09:29:59 PM
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That still proves my point...
- 10/06/2010 09:33:10 PM
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Re: That still proves my point...
- 10/06/2010 09:45:39 PM
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Then why...
- 10/06/2010 10:00:00 PM
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Re: Then why...
- 10/06/2010 10:07:56 PM
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God, what stupidity!
- 10/06/2010 10:10:32 PM
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Re: God, what stupidity!
- 10/06/2010 10:16:38 PM
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It doesn't have to be 1-100.
- 10/06/2010 10:32:17 PM
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Re: It doesn't have to be 1-100.
- 10/06/2010 10:41:02 PM
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That's a mathematical impossibility...
- 10/06/2010 11:26:23 PM
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Just popping in. I think you're arguing over non-existent delineations.
- 11/06/2010 12:44:40 AM
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You know, these things always end up pissing me off.
- 11/06/2010 12:25:05 AM
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Re: You know, these things always end up pissing me off.
- 11/06/2010 03:22:53 AM
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Re: You know, these things always end up pissing me off.
- 11/06/2010 12:29:37 PM
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I agree
- 11/06/2010 01:14:36 PM
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Re: I agree
- 12/06/2010 03:02:32 PM
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BS didn't answer with "Read and find out"
- 12/06/2010 03:28:05 PM
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We were speaking about Maria giving a RAFO on the topic, not Sanderson. *NM*
- 13/06/2010 12:05:17 AM
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Actually she said "No"...
*NM*
- 13/06/2010 01:06:18 AM
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*NM*
- 13/06/2010 01:06:18 AM
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I'll rephrase then. It was about Maria saying that she considered giving a RAFO on the question.
- 13/06/2010 01:44:19 AM
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Eh, practically useless.
- 14/06/2010 11:50:06 PM
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I agree. I think she is saving the good stuff for the encyclopedia. *NM*
- 15/06/2010 04:17:07 PM
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Yeah. I do think she's taking advantage of these poor saps, though.
- 17/06/2010 03:52:33 PM
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