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Responding to a shield doesn't require proactiveness fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 20/01/2016 05:53:24 AM

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point being the way a woman embraces saidar is inherently passive while men must seize saidin in an aggressive manner. Males must fight to maintain the connection whereas females float within the embrace of saidar. The more I think about it the more it makes sense that it would take more raw power to cut a man off from saidin than it would cutting a woman off from saidar.

I don't see how one follows the other. How you need to use the Source shouldn't affect how much of the OP is needed to shield you. In fact, since males must fight to maintain the connection, wouldn't it make more sense that shielding them is easier?
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Angreal, Sa'angreal and Moiraine at 66 Sidious - 11/01/2016 08:53:23 AM 3250 Views
Or we can choose to assume Elayne is incorrect darius_sedai - 11/01/2016 03:50:14 PM 1482 Views
Uhhh... fionwe1987 - 12/01/2016 12:07:42 AM 1606 Views
Yet there are problems with either darius_sedai - 15/01/2016 08:52:04 PM 1338 Views
Re: Yet there are problems with either Sidious - 16/01/2016 05:29:11 AM 1728 Views
Would you consider... Duke - 17/01/2016 09:06:59 AM 1397 Views
random thought on Shielding darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 07:34:20 PM 1462 Views
You're forgetting the other side, though. fionwe1987 - 19/01/2016 08:19:59 PM 1548 Views
yes but it doesn't proactively do this darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 10:06:25 PM 1395 Views
Responding to a shield doesn't require proactiveness fionwe1987 - 20/01/2016 05:53:24 AM 1326 Views
it's a visualization thing really darius_sedai - 20/01/2016 04:39:08 PM 1358 Views
Not the crux of the debate... fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 03:37:40 AM 1443 Views
Not really though darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 05:00:34 PM 1206 Views
I always explained it as fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 09:26:35 PM 1456 Views
There's not much to go on since all the shields except Berowyn's are the same darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 09:55:14 PM 1317 Views
That's precisely my point fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 10:09:02 PM 1427 Views
now you are speculating based on a lack of evidence darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 10:39:13 PM 1279 Views
There's actual evidence: fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:25:25 AM 1431 Views
what's dense here is that you keep putting in quotes that don't support your position darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 03:28:16 PM 1623 Views
Whoa.. fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 04:24:19 PM 1487 Views
Not at all darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 05:03:50 PM 1456 Views
Wonderful fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:30:35 PM 1466 Views
yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 06:46:23 PM 1264 Views
Re: yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this Sidious - 23/01/2016 02:35:33 PM 1682 Views
Petty much *NM* darius_sedai - 24/01/2016 02:50:32 PM 747 Views
Hmmm.... Sidious - 23/01/2016 03:06:15 PM 1682 Views
Let me clear this up darius_sedai - 25/01/2016 04:19:51 PM 1704 Views
Some more quotes fionwe1987 - 25/01/2016 05:10:51 PM 1457 Views
none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise darius_sedai - 25/01/2016 07:19:48 PM 1802 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise fionwe1987 - 26/01/2016 03:45:52 AM 1431 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise Sidious - 26/01/2016 09:00:55 AM 1748 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise fionwe1987 - 26/01/2016 10:39:49 AM 1427 Views
from the very beginning of this conversation I've been saying I'm theorizing darius_sedai - 26/01/2016 04:09:19 PM 1337 Views
Oh well then I agree with you Sidious - 26/01/2016 08:50:55 AM 1676 Views
thanks darius_sedai - 26/01/2016 04:26:46 PM 1692 Views
Yes, but that's not what I'm arguing... fionwe1987 - 16/01/2016 08:56:15 AM 1268 Views
But additive doesn't explain buffers and being able to overdraw darius_sedai - 16/01/2016 03:02:33 PM 1324 Views
Don't those two facts explain each other? fionwe1987 - 16/01/2016 03:24:44 PM 1325 Views
It actually seems counterintuitive to me darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 07:15:37 PM 1260 Views
Simple fionwe1987 - 19/01/2016 08:21:11 PM 1376 Views
Not at all darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 10:17:39 PM 1183 Views
Huh? fionwe1987 - 20/01/2016 06:01:04 AM 1446 Views
agree to disagree I suppose ... I don't see it this way *NM* darius_sedai - 20/01/2016 04:41:16 PM 764 Views
I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. *NM* fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 12:01:16 AM 722 Views
Re: I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 02:07:21 AM 1272 Views
Re: I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 03:32:59 AM 1322 Views
I don't necessarily think that's true darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 05:07:40 PM 1388 Views
I don't see how magnifiers solve this fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 10:01:17 PM 1359 Views
Re: I don't see how magnifiers solve this darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 10:16:16 PM 1332 Views
Uhhh... fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:51:11 AM 1449 Views
Funny, I just saw this post darius_sedai - 17/09/2016 11:13:09 PM 1186 Views
The very first chapter (the Prologue) disproves this fionwe1987 - 03/10/2016 06:56:28 AM 1211 Views
No it doesn't darius_sedai - 05/10/2016 12:47:03 AM 1104 Views
Re: Don't those two facts explain each other? Dunstan - 08/10/2016 05:06:53 AM 1119 Views
Re: Yes, but that's not what I'm arguing... Dunstan - 08/10/2016 04:52:06 AM 1266 Views
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