Is that supposed to be Ishmael's motive? In some ways that all most sounds like some of the more radical forms of Buddhism taken to their extreme. Life is hell and the best thing you can hope for is not to come back (I think Nirvana was thought of in early Buddhism as simply non-existance though it has evolved since then). As such maybe the best thing to do would be to give Nirvana (non existance) to all of humanity. Knowing Robert Jordan, I could see him doing that. We know he is familiar with eastern religions and he was a fairly devout Christian...
Because if there was any other way, Ishmael would have tried it. Unless he is really that altruistic that he wants to help all humanity escape their horrible torment, and not just himself.
We know that balefire doesn't destroy your soul, but that sort of conclusion isn't present with other murderous things we've seen in the series. State why you think the following do/do not destroy the soul permanently...
1. Being kissed by a draghkar
2. Being used as a vassal to forge a Myrddraal blade
3. If your mindtrap is destroyed.
4. If the DO wants to destroy your soul (assuming you're in the Pit of Doom)
5. Death by mashadar
6. Others you would like to suggest
We know that balefire doesn't destroy your soul, but that sort of conclusion isn't present with other murderous things we've seen in the series. State why you think the following do/do not destroy the soul permanently...
1. Being kissed by a draghkar
2. Being used as a vassal to forge a Myrddraal blade
3. If your mindtrap is destroyed.
4. If the DO wants to destroy your soul (assuming you're in the Pit of Doom)
5. Death by mashadar
6. Others you would like to suggest
Does anything destroy your soul permanently?
- 26/07/2010 08:33:04 AM
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Might as well throw "Becoming a Grey Man" up there, but nothing short of a free DO could do it, IMO.
- 26/07/2010 04:41:22 PM
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Interesting was that Ishmael's motive?
- 27/07/2010 04:01:50 AM
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I agree about becoming a Grey Man, and Machin Chin too and possibly Fain's tricks *NM*
- 26/07/2010 06:38:53 PM
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Re: Does anything destroy your soul permanently?
- 26/07/2010 07:52:31 PM
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have you seen the movie 7th Sign?
- 26/07/2010 08:51:14 PM
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Re: have you seen the movie 7th Sign?
- 27/07/2010 04:04:01 AM
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perhaps I've just lumped it into the Jewish mysticism view
- 27/07/2010 04:35:40 PM
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For what it's worth
- 27/07/2010 05:15:25 PM
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Re: For what it's worth
- 27/07/2010 06:24:39 PM
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Re: For what it's worth
- 27/07/2010 08:29:23 PM
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I think we're forgetting the most obvious (and most important) one; Elan Morins Soul
- 26/07/2010 09:34:13 PM
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Adding one more that might be Soulles; the Zomaran
- 27/07/2010 03:37:48 PM
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didn't it mention that they were contructs and not natural creatures? *NM*
- 27/07/2010 05:13:03 PM
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Yes, Aran'gar mentioned in KoD that Aginor created those creatures in the AoL as servants.
- 27/07/2010 05:22:36 PM
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I called them Shadowspawn, so I thought that was clear. Does it matter? *NM*
- 27/07/2010 06:42:59 PM
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*NM*
Wasn't there some indication at some point that r
- 27/07/2010 04:05:22 AM
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RJ said that Trolloc souls were tainted, and would always be reborn as Trollocs.
- 27/07/2010 05:17:37 PM
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