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Ok nossy Send a noteboard - 04/12/2009 03:50:10 PM


And it wasn't just channelers. Imagine half the people you know. Do you think they'd give up all their morals and values for power and immortality, and be willing to do massive evil to get it? It makes me uncomfortable to think that 1 in 5 people would do it, never mind one is two.

I think that if your mind doesn't really understand what evil can mean, it's easier to fall for it. It's also easier for recruiters to confuse the issue, since there would have been a general naivety and lack of paranoia about the whole thing. So I'm not surprised that RJ set the numbers higher. It's all well and good to say you wouldn't give up your morals, but when you don't have a certain counterpoint to stand against them, you can't really know what you're giving up. Their collective sense of morality was probably woefully underdeveloped and shallow.
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The Black Ajah dadof5 - 03/12/2009 10:05:13 PM 1365 Views
I'd think the lifespan and power a channeler has are both big factors Gher - 03/12/2009 10:31:54 PM 921 Views
The BA must be better at recruiting than normal Aes Sedai rAndy aL - 04/12/2009 12:47:11 AM 945 Views
Re: The BA must be better at recruiting than normal Aes Sedai randfandom - 04/12/2009 01:14:44 AM 851 Views
I see no reason to believe Kari was a Darkfriend. Ishamael is a liar, and that's that. Fanatic-Templar - 04/12/2009 01:19:00 AM 740 Views
Perhaps Ryan - 04/12/2009 03:10:23 AM 782 Views
The same could be said for the great majority of characters in the series. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 04/12/2009 04:19:50 AM 330 Views
Also, think of the way Aes Sedai recruit. Fanatic-Templar - 04/12/2009 01:17:37 AM 740 Views
In the Age of Legends, 50% of channelers turned to the Shadow, if memory serves. *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 04/12/2009 01:11:35 AM 345 Views
It makes you wonder if they knew the Dark One was "evil" Marshall - 04/12/2009 01:25:24 AM 838 Views
Kind of a hard oath to implement Ryan - 04/12/2009 03:14:05 AM 699 Views
The Blacks purge the other Ajahs.... The Wandering Gambler - 04/12/2009 01:15:48 AM 782 Views
I think it's absolute nonsense Sidious - 04/12/2009 04:34:04 AM 922 Views
Knowing who he is? Fanatic-Templar - 04/12/2009 05:25:26 AM 807 Views
agreed. accepting that power comes at a price isn't evil. it's what drives people NOT to fail... Onarishma - 04/12/2009 08:51:01 AM 735 Views
Re: Knowing who he is? Sidious - 04/12/2009 12:04:58 PM 742 Views
So by your argument, very few people murder, steal or cheat? Cannoli - 04/12/2009 12:50:35 PM 794 Views
Re: So by your argument, very few people murder, steal or cheat? Sidious - 04/12/2009 03:28:27 PM 737 Views
Re: So by your argument, very few people murder, steal or cheat? Cannoli - 07/12/2009 11:17:27 AM 783 Views
Ah, I understood it from the wrong angle, sorry. Fanatic-Templar - 04/12/2009 06:58:10 PM 733 Views
You are correct of course darius_sedai - 04/12/2009 06:03:54 AM 750 Views
Re: You are correct of course Wotmaniac Reborn - 04/12/2009 08:28:29 AM 771 Views
I disagree, slightly. nossy - 04/12/2009 03:33:49 PM 787 Views
Okay but I'm talking more of the War of Power Sidious - 04/12/2009 03:40:35 PM 735 Views
Ok nossy - 04/12/2009 03:50:10 PM 783 Views
People would pick the side they thought would win TheCrownless - 05/12/2009 02:40:15 AM 779 Views
Another factor: turning a blind eye Shadowkiller - 11/12/2009 04:01:01 PM 715 Views
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