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Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless Send a noteboard - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM

And Tarna and Theodrin were both Wilders (meaning they had the Spark) and neither of them are in the very top tiers of AS strength, which shows the Spark is not linked to strength. In fact there are many AS who had the Spark and are weak, we just don't see a ton of them onscreen. But they must exist since there is a special classification for them within AS hierarchy and we hear from Verin how many women come to the Tower with "tricks".


I'm sorry but that's a leap too far for me. A few outliers are not sufficient to make that kind of claim, especially when Theodrin nor Tarna are 'weak' and virtually all of the channellers stronger than Nicola (on the female side) are born with the spark.

I assume most things RJ implemented are literary devices, which is probably why we get grey areas like this.


Given that Cadsuane is from Far Madding it's impossible to tell since she would never have Channeled naturally within the Guardians.

We know that Flinn is strong and he is not a Sparker nor is Grady or Neald, both strong males. In fact the ONLY male Sparker we know of in the BT is Narishma (aside from Taim and Logain) and we don't know how strong he is at this point. Again, RJ seemed to use the Spark for the strong main characters because if they were not born with the Spark they had no reason to leave the TR.

Immediately assuming Spark and strength go hand in hand is a flawed assumption since we know for fact that the Strongest woman we know of in AS world is Sharina and she is not a Sparker, while there are many Sparkers who are weaker. Tarna and Theodrin are specifically called out because they each came to the Tower with a Block, but there are clearly many others who are weaker or there would be no need to have special hierarchy rules for Wilders.


Again, single isolated examples (and one in Sharina who has serious question marks over exactly who she is and what her purpose is) isn't really evidence one way or the other. I've always gotten the impression from reading the books that a wilder has a much higher chance of being strong than someone who isn't born with the spark. The number and strength of wilders the tower has acquired over time is never really stated, other than the hand full we do know being reasonably strong as far as Aes Sedai go.
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The Bell Curve revisited Shannow - 29/10/2012 09:44:09 AM 1660 Views
Re: The Bell Curve revisited Tor - 29/10/2012 10:21:27 AM 1035 Views
That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:26:49 AM 1620 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:36:32 AM 1002 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:40:27 AM 863 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:42:57 AM 853 Views
Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:45:07 AM 957 Views
Re: Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:49:49 AM 844 Views
Re: Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:56:37 AM 935 Views
It's only as skewed as it seems when you make the assumption that the Forsaken darius_sedai - 31/10/2012 04:34:11 AM 1178 Views
RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 02:11:19 PM 944 Views
Response to a few of your poorly researched points... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:31:17 PM 891 Views
Re: RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... Tor - 29/10/2012 02:37:33 PM 884 Views
Exactly... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM 876 Views
there are dozens of reasons for this darius_sedai - 29/10/2012 08:18:18 PM 902 Views
Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:24:37 PM 930 Views
Re: there are dozens of reasons for this Tor - 29/10/2012 09:07:35 PM 853 Views
Again I don't argue that genetics play no role darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 01:57:24 AM 827 Views
Re: Again I don't argue that genetics play no role Tor - 30/10/2012 07:07:17 AM 834 Views
I don't think it plays much role in the plot darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:17:55 PM 989 Views
Once again just so,we are clear on my stance with Genetics and Strength darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:27:11 PM 848 Views
That the 1000 Novices aren't a random sample of the population? fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:23:47 PM 791 Views
And why would it be biased towards those with lower strength? Tor - 29/10/2012 09:11:25 PM 799 Views
Absolutely no reason... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:35:35 AM 895 Views
Re: Absolutely no reason... Tor - 30/10/2012 06:43:54 AM 800 Views
Only if it was a random sampling. Which this is not. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:58:34 PM 893 Views
That's exactly the point. I want you to explain why it wasn't random. Tor - 30/10/2012 02:14:59 PM 825 Views
It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:43:03 PM 823 Views
Re: It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! Tor - 30/10/2012 02:47:30 PM 819 Views
Go read a stats text will you? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:54:16 PM 810 Views
Done Tor - 31/10/2012 09:34:11 AM 1584 Views
You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:14:19 PM 1098 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 11:37:16 AM 924 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2012 07:14:48 PM 775 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:33:59 PM 1596 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:43:19 PM 1157 Views
Seriously? I went and looked at some statistics books, and you won't even reply? Tor - 01/11/2012 12:13:49 PM 920 Views
Still nothing? Tor - 10/11/2012 03:33:15 PM 942 Views
Still doesn't explain the difference Praziquantel - 30/10/2012 07:01:53 PM 761 Views
Re: Still doesn't explain the difference fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:21:00 PM 847 Views
Yes that totally makes sense Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:07:16 AM 934 Views
Thank you! *NM* Tor - 30/10/2012 10:19:15 AM 434 Views
That's not what happened... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:01:52 PM 876 Views
Re: That's not what happened... Tor - 30/10/2012 02:15:57 PM 813 Views
Who said it would? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:44:17 PM 836 Views
let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM 885 Views
Doesn't mean RJ applied it to his series Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:23:29 AM 903 Views
But of course he did.. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:13:07 PM 942 Views
I hate to get into these things HousealThor - 29/10/2012 05:45:50 PM 975 Views
I would love for you to be right, because it would solve all our problems, but 0 is the challenge... Shannow - 29/10/2012 07:56:34 PM 962 Views
In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM 958 Views
Overwhelm Lanfear, not match her. *NM* fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:26:09 PM 502 Views
Truth is, Moiraine was being overly optimistic... Shannow - 29/10/2012 08:39:17 PM 877 Views
You're pathetic... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:20:01 AM 806 Views
The quote isn't specific Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:32:36 AM 920 Views
Its highly specific... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:15:38 PM 754 Views
Yet neither of them are at full potential and at least equal a Forsaken darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:45:24 PM 1419 Views
Honestly! darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 02:07:37 AM 859 Views
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM 875 Views
Lots of people mean perfectly normal distribution when they say it HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:25:35 PM 817 Views
Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:04:01 AM 998 Views
Re: Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? Tor - 30/10/2012 09:33:44 AM 931 Views
Are you sure about that? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:03:43 PM 920 Views
Re: Are you sure about that? Tor - 30/10/2012 12:19:34 PM 839 Views
That doesn't seem a coherent narrative to me TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 04:26:25 PM 1176 Views
Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:16:40 PM 947 Views
Re: Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 05:54:41 PM 817 Views
We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 10:33:55 PM 954 Views
Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM 908 Views
A handful of examples are all we have and we have proof that an extremely strong Channeler darius_sedai - 31/10/2012 02:58:57 AM 804 Views
you're confusing 2 things Zaphod - 30/10/2012 04:27:32 AM 1095 Views
+1 *NM* Sidious - 30/10/2012 09:17:07 AM 966 Views
Re: you're confusing 2 things Simon - 30/10/2012 09:21:39 AM 956 Views
Not true... Shannow - 30/10/2012 11:49:57 AM 928 Views
One thing HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:23:17 PM 910 Views
That's the problem. The BC RJ has "built" has a minimum and a maximum value darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:48:55 PM 918 Views
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