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Re: OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 08/01/2010 02:56:41 PM
I just think it's hilarious that the debate turned to trying to justify mass murder based upon the plausibility of events in a fantasy series (a fantasy series with deus ex machine times a hundred nonetheless).

It's a fantasy series. If the author desired to, any number of random event could have happened but the author didn't want to - he wanted something to be done for plot-related reasons. That doesn't mean the author made a convincing case that the outcome was necessary.

I don't think it is that surprising that others would give other possible methods with you trying to explain why you believe your actions were justified.

I'm not convinced it was either necessary nor justified, and the OP didn't convince me of that.
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Rand the psycho? - 06/01/2010 02:53:30 AM 1836 Views
I cannot follow your assumptions. - 06/01/2010 04:07:33 AM 1246 Views
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Rand crossed a line - 06/01/2010 02:36:42 PM 1126 Views
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But... - 06/01/2010 04:34:02 PM 1161 Views
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What? - 06/01/2010 06:20:56 PM 1037 Views
Where did you get that? - 06/01/2010 07:09:38 PM 998 Views
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LOL ... super-death! - 06/01/2010 11:59:31 PM 966 Views
Hah! *NM* - 07/01/2010 12:06:07 AM 542 Views
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It makes me think of History of the World Part 1 - 07/01/2010 12:53:33 AM 954 Views
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let me ask the question in a different way - 06/01/2010 11:26:43 PM 1062 Views
Re: let me ask the question in a different way - 06/01/2010 11:40:56 PM 1042 Views
actually that quote supports my thoughts - 06/01/2010 11:50:40 PM 1125 Views
Re: actually that quote supports my thoughts - 07/01/2010 12:10:07 AM 993 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 1099 Views
Sigh. What mass murder? - 07/01/2010 12:15:01 AM 943 Views
you are kidding right? - 07/01/2010 12:19:58 AM 1045 Views
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Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 07:13:21 PM 1049 Views
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Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:30:45 PM 943 Views
Personally I'm kind of sick of Rand being the only person killing FS! - 07/01/2010 09:42:57 PM 1097 Views
Re: In this book Rand was a wimp and a bully. - 07/01/2010 09:56:02 PM 1066 Views
OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 07/01/2010 10:30:19 PM 1071 Views
Re: OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 08/01/2010 01:53:25 PM 999 Views
Re: OK I'm sorry but this gets a huge ROFL :lol: - 08/01/2010 02:56:41 PM 1031 Views
What might work... - 08/01/2010 12:35:17 PM 938 Views
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Yes. Anakin Skywalker all over again - 06/01/2010 11:01:02 PM 1136 Views
Meh - 06/01/2010 11:30:24 PM 961 Views
The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:33:32 PM 968 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:50:37 PM 1067 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 06/01/2010 11:55:03 PM 1027 Views
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*laughs behind hand* - 07/01/2010 12:05:54 AM 1098 Views
Re: The worst part about his atrocities is his rationalizing them! - 07/01/2010 12:23:11 AM 948 Views
I don't think Rand or LTT (who has/have) little capacity for Healing - 07/01/2010 12:52:25 AM 993 Views
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right cause all Generals are so well versed in medical conditions - 07/01/2010 09:44:09 PM 1096 Views
Nice way to avoid the argument. - 07/01/2010 10:00:17 PM 1032 Views
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I concede - 07/01/2010 01:09:11 AM 967 Views
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Tee hee. - 07/01/2010 05:28:52 AM 1035 Views
Morals are subjective anyhow, - 07/01/2010 06:23:09 AM 1040 Views
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I have religious beliefs and that is an absurd contention - 09/01/2010 12:00:02 AM 1047 Views
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Your assertions weaken your overall argument. - 11/01/2010 04:47:10 PM 940 Views
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