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Agreed, you also need a working brain. Where did Verin's go? Datakim Send a noteboard - 12/12/2009 12:54:17 AM
You know, Kings, Queens, Emperors have had motivation to seek the Fountain of Youth, and many did desperated seeked it. That does not mean anyone who failed is being an idiot.


False analogy. The Fountain of Youth does not exist while a way out of the oath rod with stilling did.

If the Fountain of Youth was real and just located in some remote location that anyone competent and clever should have easily discovered with a bit of logic and a bit of study then yes, that does mean that anyone who failed to find it would indeed be an idiot.


Given today's technology, we say Human Growth Hormone can work to a certain degree, and it is available from urine of very young children. And it had been used as folk remedy for a long time, so there are hints. Does that mean those alchemists, which includes Sir Isaac Newton, who failed to discover and concentrate it are being idiots?


Once more, not a fitting analogy. Isaac Newton did not have the necesary background of science available to make this possible. No matter how smart, he could never have been successfull in this since the technology/science was not available to him.

A closer fit to this would be expecting Verin to have discovered weaves for traveling or something in the start of the series with no clues or supporting knowledge. I obviously don't blame her for failing to do that.

That however is not even remotely close to the case with Verin and the Oath Rod.


And the idea of torturing sisters to test her theory. I mean, wasn't that what the Nazi doctors were accused of doing, and being a war crime? Why don't we experiment on death row inmates, freezing them and then dethaw them to see what happens? Can we realy perserve someone for 1000 years by deep freezing them? To gain knowledge through inmoral human experiments would probably make Verin a true member of the Black Ajah, and make her unwilling to go to the Light.

If she did that, shouldn't she remain a BA, so she can gain more knowledge by doing more experiemnts on regular folks, like finding out how long a person can live with all his blood drained?


I think we know that Verin already did some pretty nasty things. Compulsion which is essentially a form of mind rape for example is seen by many AS as worse than torture. If stilling some hostile BA got her answers, I would say that Verin would have done it if it got her what she needed. Just because Verin ultimately served the light does not mean that she was a fluffy AS full of happy sparkling candy.
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I finished tGS last night... and really had to come back to you all. Phelix - 09/12/2009 02:11:05 AM 1853 Views
You bring up some good points BlackAdder - 09/12/2009 03:20:37 AM 1335 Views
What if Verin really WAS Black? Lord Haart - 09/12/2009 03:32:07 PM 1144 Views
Pretty much agree with you. Great Lord of Chaos - 09/12/2009 03:21:08 AM 1091 Views
Hey, long time no see. Glad you're back! *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2009 03:28:50 AM 595 Views
Good to see you too, F-T. *NM* Phelix - 17/12/2009 09:58:26 PM 464 Views
Silly Verin! She did not need to die. Datakim - 09/12/2009 03:53:23 AM 1221 Views
Re: Silly Verin! She did not need to die. TheUltimateReality - 09/12/2009 06:11:02 AM 1107 Views
And does she know that Stilling breaks the Oaths? *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2009 06:16:54 AM 516 Views
She should. Some of the Aes Sedai who swore to Rand had been Stilled and then Restored by Flinn. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:18:10 PM 1077 Views
Then, wouldn't the BA/Shadow just kill her off? I think it'd be kind of obvious what she did. *NM* Fox and Ravens - 09/12/2009 03:23:05 PM 670 Views
I think that's beyond the BA's capabilities. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:48:03 PM 943 Views
Doesn't mean they experimented with it. Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2009 08:48:23 PM 989 Views
Rebels had no reason to research a way to break the oaths. Verin did. Datakim - 10/12/2009 02:00:21 AM 1049 Views
You're going at it upside-down. Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2009 02:33:41 AM 1013 Views
Verin should have figured it out Datakim - 10/12/2009 03:03:14 AM 1007 Views
Why? Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2009 04:15:45 AM 995 Views
I was just rereading that section yesterday.... Light in the Night - 10/12/2009 10:52:23 AM 1205 Views
It all seems intuitively obvious to me! Datakim - 10/12/2009 07:58:46 PM 1165 Views
Will you please look at your argument? Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2009 09:40:42 PM 1043 Views
Re: It all seems intuitively obvious to me! Light in the Night - 11/12/2009 07:38:17 AM 1048 Views
The damn Oath Rod! Datakim - 12/12/2009 01:32:47 AM 1189 Views
Just having motivation is not enough redhand - 11/12/2009 03:52:40 PM 1103 Views
Agreed, you also need a working brain. Where did Verin's go? Datakim - 12/12/2009 12:54:17 AM 901 Views
I don't think those would work rAndy aL - 09/12/2009 07:03:38 AM 1027 Views
She should and could have found a better way. Datakim - 09/12/2009 07:41:28 AM 1049 Views
I agree. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:16:27 PM 907 Views
Re: She should and could have found a better way. rAndy aL - 10/12/2009 12:13:40 AM 1046 Views
Re: She should and could have found a better way. Datakim - 10/12/2009 02:30:14 AM 1019 Views
Re: Silly Verin! She did not need to die. Gerbeaud - 09/12/2009 08:44:31 PM 1129 Views
There is also this small problem of Tower Law redhand - 10/12/2009 08:24:55 AM 882 Views
I always thought Masema was an irritating distraction and was glad he was killed quickly. Tom - 09/12/2009 03:53:44 AM 1052 Views
Yes, Masema was a bore. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:13:40 PM 1063 Views
Re: I always thought Masema was an irritating distraction and was glad he was killed quickly. @my - 09/12/2009 04:21:35 PM 1417 Views
Agreed. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 09/12/2009 09:25:02 PM 557 Views
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Hey Mark. Phelix - 17/12/2009 10:00:58 PM 1033 Views
Great to see you again! vandevere - 09/12/2009 05:01:01 AM 1243 Views
Yep, and Sheriam ended up losing a finger or two in the process. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 09/12/2009 03:49:45 PM 1070 Views
Why do you think we'll never see Mesaana closure? *NM* lord-of-shadow - 09/12/2009 06:07:08 AM 671 Views
Re: Why do you think we'll never see Mesaana closure? TheUltimateReality - 09/12/2009 06:13:22 AM 933 Views
It's great to see you around again! Seriana Sedai - 09/12/2009 07:06:45 AM 1055 Views
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