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I don't think Strength was higher in the AOL I think there were just more channelers darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 06/02/2011 04:50:42 PM
If the average strength was higher in the Age of Legends - thus necessitating a totally different Bell Curve, then the Normal Distribution would make sense.

But based on a combined channeling population in the Third Age, stretching from Dagian to Nynaeve, the Curve is totally incompatible with the evidence.






and thus we say more people at each level... flushing out the bell curve.

In addition the men are on the same Curve and have more strength than the women so what happens is the raw strengths of the women shifts downward along the curve when you add in the men.

essentially Lanfear moves from being a 100 (her effective strength) to something like a 75 (her raw strength) when you populate a Bell Curve.

Then there is the point that there are literally thousands of women out there born without the Spark who's strengths are completely unknown. We've seen a very tiny sample of Channelers... think about it RJ said on the mainland about 1% of the population had the ability. So what 50M people live on the mainland (that's about level with 17th century Europe populations)? Which means there should be about 500k Channelers, or about 250,000 women with the ability ... we've seen what 6k including the damane ... there are an awful lot of people out there who can channel so what we see in AS levels is not at all representative of the actual population.

Just hearing Cadsuane say that 1000 years ago more than 50 women would have stood higher than Moiraine should tell you the the Bell Curve is there, just not being represented because people are not being tested and trained.
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Proof that Asmodean's effective One Power strength is greater than Moghedien's... Shannow - 03/02/2011 03:22:42 PM 2538 Views
Huh? fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 04:08:29 PM 1526 Views
Why do you deliberately misquote the text? Shannow - 03/02/2011 04:12:50 PM 1650 Views
You're deliberately being obtuse... as usual... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 10:07:09 PM 1514 Views
Right. So Egwene can shield someone of Egwene's own strength, plus Elayne, AND weave a dozen flows.. Shannow - 03/02/2011 10:26:27 PM 1535 Views
fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 10:46:40 PM 1351 Views
No. Egwene is very close to her full potential at the time... Shannow - 03/02/2011 11:44:20 PM 1596 Views
Bullshit... fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 12:39:42 AM 1321 Views
Unbiased view... Nargs - 04/02/2011 01:46:40 AM 1463 Views
The WoT Board in a nutshell. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/02/2011 02:34:32 AM 731 Views
Yeah, thats unbiased... *NM* fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:23:17 PM 656 Views
Don't agree Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:30:02 AM 1398 Views
Fair comment, but my question then is: Shannow - 04/02/2011 11:26:25 AM 1341 Views
I think the WO and Moiraine also Force Egwene as they know what's coming and need her darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 03:55:46 PM 1440 Views
It is specifically stated that Egwene was forced by the rigours of the damane training... Shannow - 04/02/2011 05:15:20 PM 1441 Views
Egwene has been continually forced... fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 06:02:08 PM 1348 Views
The direct quotes contradict you... Shannow - 04/02/2011 06:23:03 PM 1445 Views
actually the quote substantiates that Egwene is only slightly stronger than Moiraine in TSR darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 07:51:10 PM 1474 Views
here ya go they were all Forced darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 07:59:40 PM 1268 Views
Nope... fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 08:23:00 PM 1326 Views
I think you may have misused the term - RJ meant 'effective' to mean something a bit different. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/02/2011 04:40:41 PM 1561 Views
Re: I think you are mistaking what RJ meant effective to mean. Shannow - 03/02/2011 05:30:15 PM 1417 Views
Re: I think you are mistaking what RJ meant effective to mean. Master Ablar - 03/02/2011 05:45:30 PM 1412 Views
Re: I think you are mistaking what RJ meant effective to mean. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/02/2011 06:31:34 PM 1361 Views
Re: I think you are mistaking what RJ meant effective to mean. Kieran - 03/02/2011 07:06:50 PM 1384 Views
Re: I think you are mistaking what RJ meant effective to mean. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/02/2011 07:17:25 PM 1314 Views
We still don't know who is effectively stronger, and not sure if Asmo was equal to Rand by the end. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/02/2011 06:58:14 PM 1216 Views
See my post above, I would say Asmo is Weaker than Moggy... *NM* Kieran - 03/02/2011 07:10:07 PM 716 Views
I'm not certain either way. I think it all depends on the terms being used. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/02/2011 07:22:01 PM 1360 Views
Effective strength means who can make the bigger fireball, the stronger shield, the thicker balefire Shannow - 03/02/2011 07:42:17 PM 1284 Views
I still hold to the point that your analogy is false. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/02/2011 04:20:05 PM 1288 Views
My impression of your view, in general, is that... Shannow - 03/02/2011 07:33:37 PM 1354 Views
How... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 10:15:34 PM 1235 Views
If Nynaeve could do to Egwene and Elayne what Rand did to them, then I rest my case... Shannow - 03/02/2011 10:36:46 PM 1465 Views
Re: If Nynaeve could do to Egwene and Elayne what Rand did to them, then I rest my case... fionwe1987 - 03/02/2011 10:50:57 PM 1401 Views
Got you now... Shannow - 03/02/2011 11:32:49 PM 1305 Views
You're clearly delusional... fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 12:59:26 AM 1344 Views
You sound ridiculous Nargs - 04/02/2011 02:05:18 AM 1398 Views
Re: You sound ridiculous Kieran - 04/02/2011 02:23:50 AM 1428 Views
Ok... Nargs - 04/02/2011 04:13:34 PM 1215 Views
Elayne is not stronger than most AS at this point in the books darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:14:41 PM 1345 Views
Where on earth does it say Nynaeve could do to Egwene and Elayne what Rand did? darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:06:48 PM 1384 Views
Re: How... Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:34:21 AM 1428 Views
They're very close now... fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:46:48 PM 1440 Views
That is unfortunately not true... Shannow - 04/02/2011 06:02:34 PM 1381 Views
It is... fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 06:05:05 PM 1216 Views
Re: It is... Sidious - 04/02/2011 06:31:32 PM 1457 Views
Yup... fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 08:20:33 PM 1218 Views
Semirhage hated Lanfear, but dared not act against her strength... Shannow - 04/02/2011 08:29:24 PM 1707 Views
yet Graendal showed a lot of respect for Semirhage ... even assumed she was the most darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:53:05 PM 1392 Views
Graendal on Semirhage and Demandred... Shannow - 04/02/2011 09:23:50 PM 1613 Views
No Sidious - 04/02/2011 11:10:00 PM 1360 Views
CLAPS *NM* darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 05:15:21 AM 736 Views
We will just have to disagree on this one... Shannow - 05/02/2011 06:57:36 AM 1202 Views
Indeed Sidious - 05/02/2011 07:38:10 AM 1215 Views
I agree with you ... especially abou the perpective issue darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 03:00:58 PM 1436 Views
I agree with you here darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:19:35 PM 1283 Views
I don't think that's true.. fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 08:21:38 PM 1225 Views
the evidence is that Aginor burnt out trying to channel the Eye and Rand didn't darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:23:50 PM 1223 Views
Considering that Asmodean and Rand were using a sa'angreal... ˥ɐ ʎpu∀ɹ - 04/02/2011 04:55:03 AM 1516 Views
I think this is a no brainer Sidious - 04/02/2011 08:22:00 AM 1456 Views
The nice fact which is proven is the magnitude of the gap between Moghedien and Semirhage... Shannow - 04/02/2011 11:32:00 AM 1266 Views
Nynaeve could be at 90% or 80% when she faced Moghedien we have no way of measuring that darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:42:03 PM 1257 Views
Disagree... Shannow - 04/02/2011 08:51:55 PM 1358 Views
spin it all you like... I'm tired of this arument and your creative quoting. darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:56:14 PM 1253 Views
The creative quoter is Fionwe, not me. You quote correctly, but your interpretations are way off... Shannow - 04/02/2011 09:05:43 PM 1151 Views
Nynaeve has grown in strength, but she started nearly as strong as Moiraine! darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 05:35:05 AM 1303 Views
Starting out at Moiraine's strength meant starting out at barely 30% of her full potential... Shannow - 05/02/2011 07:05:46 AM 1337 Views
Nynaeve's strength Sidious - 05/02/2011 07:49:07 AM 1444 Views
Agree, Egwene has never been as strong as Nynaeve at any stage. *NM* darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 03:03:25 PM 777 Views
I disagree that Moiraine is 30% of Nynaeve. Much closer to 50% of Nynaeve. EDIT darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 03:02:06 PM 1423 Views
Minor quibbles aside... fionwe1987 - 05/02/2011 04:05:30 PM 1453 Views
Agreed, the exact numbers are arbitrary, I place Egwene a tad higher than you ... EDIT darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 04:30:00 PM 1258 Views
Re: Agreed, the exact numbers are arbitrary, I place Egwene a tad higher than you ... EDIT fionwe1987 - 05/02/2011 06:09:41 PM 1355 Views
shrugs darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 06:46:02 PM 1358 Views
Re: shrugs fionwe1987 - 05/02/2011 08:03:37 PM 1310 Views
I don't recall the Merise quote you are refering too and they have not been together in the series darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 09:20:56 PM 1228 Views
I'm sorry, I meant the glossary entry... fionwe1987 - 05/02/2011 10:29:46 PM 1211 Views
Thanks for clarifying darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 11:12:19 PM 1165 Views
Re: Thanks for clarifying fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 12:42:51 AM 1259 Views
fair enough ... I can agree to Cadsuane and Bode both being 70 with Egwene and co at 80 *NM* darius_sedai - 06/02/2011 04:29:49 AM 645 Views
Cool! *NM* fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 04:18:52 PM 640 Views
Sorry, but here your entire Bell Curve goes up in smoke... Shannow - 06/02/2011 01:13:15 PM 1176 Views
In fact, Moiraine is even STRONGER than I postulated in the above post... Shannow - 06/02/2011 01:22:11 PM 1609 Views
well... Sidious - 06/02/2011 02:11:02 PM 1340 Views
Only a separate Bell Curve for the Age of Legends - when the average strength was higher - will work Shannow - 06/02/2011 03:29:49 PM 1244 Views
Or, you know, the Aes Sedai aren't a representative sample... *NM* fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 04:19:22 PM 761 Views
I don't think Strength was higher in the AOL I think there were just more channelers darius_sedai - 06/02/2011 04:50:42 PM 1315 Views
Yup. fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 05:30:54 PM 1270 Views
Trivial darius_sedai - 06/02/2011 06:10:55 PM 1254 Views
Uhhh... no... fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 04:18:19 PM 1161 Views
Read these facts slowly, maybe you will grasp the implication then... Shannow - 06/02/2011 04:41:02 PM 1257 Views
you are missing the fact that women like Sharina have no interest in the Tower darius_sedai - 06/02/2011 05:05:10 PM 1317 Views
You equate random exclusions with the deliberate block exclusion of 37.5% weakest women... Shannow - 06/02/2011 05:41:47 PM 1286 Views
wrong darius_sedai - 06/02/2011 06:08:20 PM 1424 Views
That is weak logic in the extreme... Shannow - 06/02/2011 06:16:46 PM 1283 Views
what I'm saying is that a representative sample of the entire population darius_sedai - 06/02/2011 06:40:51 PM 1292 Views
Yes. *NM* fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 06:47:59 PM 721 Views
Yes. *NM* fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 06:48:00 PM 640 Views
But you don't prove that the undiscovered women are stronger. They may well be weaker... Shannow - 06/02/2011 07:26:27 PM 1098 Views
Amys is far from the strongest WO! fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 07:37:14 PM 1505 Views
Explain the 1000 women they found in Murandy then... fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 06:26:46 PM 1299 Views
And a 1000 years ago... fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 06:33:29 PM 1222 Views
The only implication I grasped is that you don't grasp math... fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 06:21:12 PM 1422 Views
Circular reasoning... Shannow - 06/02/2011 07:03:53 PM 1372 Views
No, reasoning based on facts and what RJ said, both of which you ignore... fionwe1987 - 06/02/2011 07:34:21 PM 1539 Views
If you're going to ignore direct quotes, then we may as well stop right now... Shannow - 06/02/2011 08:42:40 PM 1350 Views
Agreed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/02/2011 04:32:05 PM 1323 Views
Agree. *NM* fionwe1987 - 04/02/2011 05:49:05 PM 728 Views
agreed *NM* darius_sedai - 04/02/2011 08:27:22 PM 781 Views
off tangent question: Has Nynaeve yet to reach full potential or did she already after being ... Bookwyrm - 04/02/2011 08:39:29 PM 1264 Views
I think the general concensus is that after the CK she was forced to her full potential darius_sedai - 05/02/2011 03:44:29 PM 1274 Views
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