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Yeah, I disagree too... Gher Send a noteboard - 01/07/2010 02:28:13 AM
the Aiel male channelers who run off to the Blight,

Well, they're not so much committing suicide as choosing the way they die. They're going to die anyway, so they view it as preferable to die killing incarnations of absolute evil than just rotting away, or going crazy and murdering the people they care about.

Exactly. This one actually seems like a highly responsible thing to do, not fanatical. If I knew I was going to go insane and die horribly, putting everyone around me in extreme danger, I'd run away too. In fact, it's admirable that they don't sic themselves on rival clans.

or Aiel Clan chiefs who tear their faces off when they see their past,

Yeah, this one's a little weird, but like you said, it's at least somewhat understandable. I guess it'd be like finding out your ancestors were all mass-murderers. I still can't see ripping your face off, but given the way they're raised, I dunno.


or Aes Sedai who decide to stay in a ter'angreal for the 'better life'.

Here I think the exact opposite. That test is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Anybody with a half decent sense of responsibility should stay in that ter'angreal. Seriously, imagine that you're wife is in labour and you've got to drive her to the hospital. Suddenly you hear voices in your head that tell you to abandon them behind and go running into a bright glowing doorway that only you can see. You actually respect people who ditch their responsibilities to follow their own insanity more than those who realise what their priorities are?


I think I disagree with both of you here. It's not fanatical at all, but I think on some level, the candidates know that it's all fake, and that it's giving in or giving up to stick around. I don't understand Sidious' or Sheriam's strong feelings on the matter though. I can see scorning them a bit, maybe, but such hatred and anger? I don't really get it.
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I think the Amayar are the stupidest people ever Lordling - 30/06/2010 08:52:45 PM 2435 Views
It's the Jones Town massacre darius_sedai - 30/06/2010 09:33:42 PM 1045 Views
Re: It's the Jones Town massacre orius - 03/07/2010 09:27:35 AM 981 Views
yeah, I despise fanatics of any type Sidious - 30/06/2010 09:44:08 PM 1153 Views
Can't agree with all of those. Fanatic-Templar - 30/06/2010 10:58:25 PM 1116 Views
Yeah, I disagree too... Gher - 01/07/2010 02:28:13 AM 1111 Views
Re: Yeah, I disagree too... Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 03:20:30 AM 921 Views
I'm not sure. Gher - 01/07/2010 03:45:44 AM 1025 Views
Difficult to say. Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 05:09:46 AM 989 Views
Curse you, I had to go look up Nynaeve's Testing. Gher - 01/07/2010 06:20:06 PM 1050 Views
Nope, still can't agree. Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 06:40:25 PM 941 Views
I'm not going to argue that it's a good test Gher - 01/07/2010 08:51:31 PM 884 Views
Re: I'm not going to argue that it's a good test Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 10:26:24 PM 945 Views
IMO, they do. Gher - 02/07/2010 12:22:41 AM 918 Views
Okay different angle, Fanatic-Templar - 02/07/2010 12:27:57 AM 800 Views
Re: Okay different angle, Gher - 03/07/2010 08:29:09 PM 918 Views
Re: Okay different angle, Fanatic-Templar - 03/07/2010 09:28:20 PM 839 Views
You really don't remember your dreams very often? Gher - 03/07/2010 11:41:57 PM 924 Views
Haven't since I was a wee little kid. Fanatic-Templar - 04/07/2010 12:54:11 AM 1012 Views
Re: Haven't since I was a wee little kid. Gher - 05/07/2010 06:02:24 AM 861 Views
Fanatic-Templar - 05/07/2010 06:59:09 AM 852 Views
Chipping in... fionwe1987 - 04/07/2010 01:11:26 AM 899 Views
Re: Chipping in... Fanatic-Templar - 04/07/2010 02:44:21 AM 1012 Views
Re: Chipping in... fionwe1987 - 05/07/2010 09:16:51 AM 1034 Views
You may be right. Fanatic-Templar - 05/07/2010 05:53:21 PM 925 Views
Fair enough Sidious - 01/07/2010 08:53:05 AM 1170 Views
Owyn helped his village? Rurouni_Kenshin - 01/07/2010 11:23:37 AM 967 Views
Yeah Sidious - 01/07/2010 12:31:03 PM 975 Views
Easier than you think Rurouni_Kenshin - 01/07/2010 12:42:39 PM 877 Views
Yes, I suppose they could. Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 06:16:38 PM 1009 Views
Human beings have a pretty large capacity for "stupid" behavior RugbyPlayingAshaman - 30/06/2010 09:47:27 PM 958 Views
I'm certain that RJ based it off of something in real life darius_sedai - 30/06/2010 10:30:06 PM 934 Views
Re: I'm certain that RJ based it off of something in real life DomA - 01/07/2010 01:39:50 AM 1032 Views
and those crazy comet people in San Diego in the late 90's too! darius_sedai - 01/07/2010 03:49:59 PM 939 Views
Perhaps. krassos - 30/06/2010 10:23:42 PM 928 Views
IMO that makes them even worse! darius_sedai - 30/06/2010 10:33:03 PM 884 Views
Considering that their system of belief... krassos - 30/06/2010 11:55:12 PM 850 Views
But they could have played a part Singing, just like the Tinkers to which they're related may do *NM* Lordling - 01/07/2010 09:08:46 AM 469 Views
Because their feeble ability to sing to crops would really come in handy. krassos - 01/07/2010 05:43:03 PM 1024 Views
There are other SOngs than seed-singing. Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 06:26:54 PM 935 Views
Even if there are. They've been lost. And humanity has lost that Talent. krassos - 01/07/2010 10:28:30 PM 802 Views
Only second-hand. Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 10:49:58 PM 1064 Views
the Tinkers will at least make themselves useful as we saw in the BoEF darius_sedai - 01/07/2010 03:49:08 PM 890 Views
The Tinkers are also on the mainland... krassos - 01/07/2010 05:36:40 PM 794 Views
to be fair, if I were an Amayar I would try to respawn as well *NM* BlackAdder - 01/07/2010 04:29:02 AM 896 Views
Take it from a lazy person's PoV: KOuellette - 01/07/2010 10:51:07 AM 972 Views
LOL *NM* darius_sedai - 01/07/2010 03:53:31 PM 411 Views
You know... Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 06:42:41 PM 910 Views
But something of you still contiunes on. krassos - 01/07/2010 10:30:12 PM 825 Views
Indeed Sidious - 01/07/2010 10:37:03 PM 854 Views
None of the Forsaken will pay for their crimes? Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 10:54:30 PM 900 Views
Re: None of the Forsaken will pay for their crimes? Sidious - 02/07/2010 12:01:35 AM 808 Views
Well, yes, but that's only temporary . Fanatic-Templar - 02/07/2010 12:27:07 AM 991 Views
From my perspective, that is meaningless. Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 10:52:22 PM 787 Views
Given how often Prophecies are right in that world... Gher - 01/07/2010 02:33:21 AM 868 Views
They should work to ensure there's a place to be reborn in. Lohikaarme - 01/07/2010 08:10:46 PM 775 Views
Yeah, pretty crazy Etzel - 01/07/2010 01:17:33 PM 897 Views
Why? Nolan - 01/07/2010 03:20:36 PM 851 Views
Presumably, Fanatic-Templar - 01/07/2010 06:45:02 PM 912 Views
Clear something up for me. Palatine - 01/07/2010 06:33:07 PM 920 Views
They aren't. krassos - 01/07/2010 10:35:38 PM 817 Views
Re: They aren't. lyringlas - 06/07/2010 03:42:40 PM 862 Views
The Amayar suck, but people believe crazy things newyorkersedai - 01/07/2010 09:22:45 PM 1055 Views
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