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On Balefire Lord Haart Send a noteboard - 06/01/2010 04:43:18 AM
My understanding is that there is no way Moridin (even if assisted) could balefire things fast enough to overcome the Pattern's self-healing. Moreover, the results of BF aren't necessarily the "destruction of everything" - for all we know, the Pattern could respond by weaving completely new rules, items and people into itself. So it would make the world more like T'A'R. This is not really what the DO/Moridin want, I think.

Rand may have only hit 300 odd people, but the size of the BF stream was probably similar to what was used upon cities in the War of Power, if not greater (as this is the first time we know of that the CK has been used to create BF, and we have the (arguably) strongest channeler in Randland using it). The fact that this damage occurs to the Pattern all at once is the real danger.
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Rand the psycho? - 06/01/2010 02:53:30 AM 1595 Views
I cannot follow your assumptions. - 06/01/2010 04:07:33 AM 994 Views
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Good point - 06/01/2010 05:04:26 AM 1019 Views
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Wait! - 06/01/2010 05:10:33 AM 952 Views
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I disagree - 06/01/2010 05:42:44 PM 745 Views
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I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 06/01/2010 07:30:56 AM 909 Views
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Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 07/01/2010 12:21:50 AM 854 Views
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Re: I doubt he meant 'in one go' as a single stream of balefire. - 07/01/2010 01:46:16 AM 805 Views
I agree with Templar - 09/01/2010 04:36:20 PM 776 Views
Re: I cannot follow your assumptions. - 06/01/2010 07:57:54 AM 888 Views
Rand crossed a line - 06/01/2010 02:36:42 PM 901 Views
Re: Rand crossed a line - 06/01/2010 04:16:12 PM 814 Views
But... - 06/01/2010 04:34:02 PM 927 Views
Re: But... - 06/01/2010 06:14:25 PM 739 Views
Doesn't Balefire remove your thread from the Pattern permanently? - 06/01/2010 02:55:38 PM 800 Views
No, RJ stated balefired people can be reborn. *NM* - 06/01/2010 03:26:00 PM 412 Views
But not in this turning of the Wheel. So they'd miss out on MANY lifetimes. - 06/01/2010 05:46:04 PM 807 Views
What? - 06/01/2010 06:20:56 PM 811 Views
Where did you get that? - 06/01/2010 07:09:38 PM 774 Views
No, balefire just kills you backwards in time. It is not super-death. *NM* - 06/01/2010 09:58:18 PM 448 Views
LOL ... super-death! - 06/01/2010 11:59:31 PM 755 Views
Hah! *NM* - 07/01/2010 12:06:07 AM 394 Views
It makes me think of History of the World Part 1 - 07/01/2010 12:53:20 AM 764 Views
It makes me think of History of the World Part 1 - 07/01/2010 12:53:33 AM 737 Views
Yes it was. - 06/01/2010 06:51:15 PM 870 Views
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Re: Yes it was. - 06/01/2010 10:47:11 PM 822 Views
let me ask the question in a different way - 06/01/2010 11:26:43 PM 809 Views
Re: let me ask the question in a different way - 06/01/2010 11:40:56 PM 809 Views
actually that quote supports my thoughts - 06/01/2010 11:50:40 PM 828 Views
Re: actually that quote supports my thoughts - 07/01/2010 12:10:07 AM 783 Views
Meh. I just think advocating mass-murder is the opposite direction RJ meant for this to take. - 07/01/2010 12:00:44 AM 838 Views
Sigh. What mass murder? - 07/01/2010 12:15:01 AM 725 Views
you are kidding right? - 07/01/2010 12:19:58 AM 816 Views
In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 03:14:32 PM 798 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 03:57:43 PM 807 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 07:13:21 PM 819 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 07:52:24 PM 761 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 08:56:43 PM 834 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:26:01 PM 765 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:30:45 PM 708 Views
Personally I'm kind of sick of Rand being the only person killing FS! - 07/01/2010 09:42:57 PM 885 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:56:02 PM 820 Views
OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 07/01/2010 10:30:19 PM 797 Views
Re: OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 08/01/2010 01:53:25 PM 751 Views
Re: OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 08/01/2010 02:56:41 PM 809 Views
What might work... - 08/01/2010 12:35:17 PM 720 Views
Re: What might work... - 08/01/2010 11:38:09 PM 741 Views
Yes. Anakin Skywalker all over again - 06/01/2010 11:01:02 PM 893 Views
Meh - 06/01/2010 11:30:24 PM 742 Views
The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:33:32 PM 746 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:50:37 PM 824 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:55:03 PM 769 Views
I do have to guiltily say, though, that if Rand had balefired the Seanchan and THEN became good... - 07/01/2010 12:03:20 AM 801 Views
*laughs behind hand* - 07/01/2010 12:05:54 AM 877 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 07/01/2010 12:23:11 AM 745 Views
I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 12:52:25 AM 750 Views
Re: I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 01:24:32 AM 814 Views
Re: I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 03:33:52 PM 754 Views
Re: I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 04:28:18 PM 898 Views
right cause all Generals are so well versed in medical conditions - 07/01/2010 09:44:09 PM 853 Views
Nice way to avoid the argument. - 07/01/2010 10:00:17 PM 808 Views
I'm just done talking in circles. You seem to think that because people - 07/01/2010 11:53:05 PM 841 Views
I concede - 07/01/2010 01:09:11 AM 735 Views
You weren't wrong overall, but there were some serious flaws in your reasoning. - 07/01/2010 02:43:17 AM 843 Views
Tee hee. - 07/01/2010 05:28:52 AM 794 Views
Morals are subjective anyhow, - 07/01/2010 06:23:09 AM 830 Views
Re: Morals are subjective anyhow, - 07/01/2010 03:23:59 PM 751 Views
I have religious beliefs and that is an absurd contention - 09/01/2010 12:00:02 AM 825 Views
Re: I have religious beliefs and that is an absurd contention - 09/01/2010 05:56:16 PM 983 Views
Re: I have religious beliefs and that is an absurd contention - 18/01/2010 01:00:23 PM 1092 Views
Your assertions weaken your overall argument. - 11/01/2010 04:47:10 PM 720 Views
Re: Your assertions weaken your overall argument. - 18/01/2010 12:49:26 PM 760 Views

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