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Yes, I suppose they could. Fanatic-Templar Send a noteboard - 01/07/2010 06:16:38 PM
I have a somewhat basic philosophy that you can always improve something better while alive than dead. Owyn helped his village with the OP before he went insane, so I'd prefer to do that before running off aimlessly to the Blight. The Clan Chiefs should embrace their fates and work with it, rather than mutilate themselves.


Of course, it's a question of how long you can help versus when you start becoming dangerous. You need to be pretty confident in your (steadily declining) judgment. Well, I'll grant that it's not an ideal solution, and they really need to stop now that saidin is clean.

As for the Clan Chiefs, yes, I agree with you that they should, but psychological trauma is pretty damaging. You need time and help to heal, and those Aiel aren't given that. Probably those Aiel could deal with the revelation if it came more gradually and in a better setting (and if they can't, I agree with you that they should be scorned... the Brotherless, for instance, have had ample time to come to grips with the truth of their past...) but then again, the purpose of the test is to find those who are strong enough to accept whatever comes and remain steadfast.

I've got to say that the average Aiel is fanatical to a degree comparable to the Amayar or Masema's Dragonsworn. Think of that one Aielman Rand executes for murdering a Cairhienin, just because that Cairhienin had a Dragon tattoo. Consider in real life what kind of person would murder someone else just because of that. And then, ask yourself if that Aielman (Madric?) was especially deranged, or if you'd expect most other Aiel to act the same...

Aiel are nuts.
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I think the Amayar are the stupidest people ever - 30/06/2010 08:52:45 PM 2125 Views
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yeah, I despise fanatics of any type - 30/06/2010 09:44:08 PM 936 Views
Can't agree with all of those. - 30/06/2010 10:58:25 PM 900 Views
Yeah, I disagree too... - 01/07/2010 02:28:13 AM 886 Views
Re: Yeah, I disagree too... - 01/07/2010 03:20:30 AM 708 Views
I'm not sure. - 01/07/2010 03:45:44 AM 810 Views
Difficult to say. - 01/07/2010 05:09:46 AM 772 Views
Curse you, I had to go look up Nynaeve's Testing. - 01/07/2010 06:20:06 PM 806 Views
Nope, still can't agree. - 01/07/2010 06:40:25 PM 708 Views
I'm not going to argue that it's a good test - 01/07/2010 08:51:31 PM 659 Views
Re: I'm not going to argue that it's a good test - 01/07/2010 10:26:24 PM 742 Views
IMO, they do. - 02/07/2010 12:22:41 AM 705 Views
Okay different angle, - 02/07/2010 12:27:57 AM 598 Views
Re: Okay different angle, - 03/07/2010 08:29:09 PM 709 Views
Re: Okay different angle, - 03/07/2010 09:28:20 PM 599 Views
You really don't remember your dreams very often? - 03/07/2010 11:41:57 PM 699 Views
Haven't since I was a wee little kid. - 04/07/2010 12:54:11 AM 797 Views
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Chipping in... - 04/07/2010 01:11:26 AM 692 Views
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Re: Chipping in... - 05/07/2010 09:16:51 AM 806 Views
You may be right. - 05/07/2010 05:53:21 PM 699 Views
Fair enough - 01/07/2010 08:53:05 AM 903 Views
Owyn helped his village? - 01/07/2010 11:23:37 AM 724 Views
Yeah - 01/07/2010 12:31:03 PM 763 Views
Easier than you think - 01/07/2010 12:42:39 PM 660 Views
Yes, I suppose they could. - 01/07/2010 06:16:38 PM 769 Views
Human beings have a pretty large capacity for "stupid" behavior - 30/06/2010 09:47:27 PM 718 Views
I'm certain that RJ based it off of something in real life - 30/06/2010 10:30:06 PM 712 Views
Re: I'm certain that RJ based it off of something in real life - 01/07/2010 01:39:50 AM 818 Views
and those crazy comet people in San Diego in the late 90's too! - 01/07/2010 03:49:59 PM 713 Views
Perhaps. - 30/06/2010 10:23:42 PM 717 Views
IMO that makes them even worse! - 30/06/2010 10:33:03 PM 671 Views
Considering that their system of belief... - 30/06/2010 11:55:12 PM 648 Views
But they could have played a part Singing, just like the Tinkers to which they're related may do *NM* - 01/07/2010 09:08:46 AM 367 Views
Because their feeble ability to sing to crops would really come in handy. - 01/07/2010 05:43:03 PM 809 Views
There are other SOngs than seed-singing. - 01/07/2010 06:26:54 PM 718 Views
Even if there are. They've been lost. And humanity has lost that Talent. - 01/07/2010 10:28:30 PM 591 Views
Only second-hand. - 01/07/2010 10:49:58 PM 858 Views
the Tinkers will at least make themselves useful as we saw in the BoEF - 01/07/2010 03:49:08 PM 663 Views
The Tinkers are also on the mainland... - 01/07/2010 05:36:40 PM 580 Views
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Take it from a lazy person's PoV: - 01/07/2010 10:51:07 AM 747 Views
LOL *NM* - 01/07/2010 03:53:31 PM 311 Views
You know... - 01/07/2010 06:42:41 PM 685 Views
But something of you still contiunes on. - 01/07/2010 10:30:12 PM 629 Views
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None of the Forsaken will pay for their crimes? - 01/07/2010 10:54:30 PM 649 Views
Re: None of the Forsaken will pay for their crimes? - 02/07/2010 12:01:35 AM 599 Views
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From my perspective, that is meaningless. - 01/07/2010 10:52:22 PM 586 Views
Given how often Prophecies are right in that world... - 01/07/2010 02:33:21 AM 659 Views
They should work to ensure there's a place to be reborn in. - 01/07/2010 08:10:46 PM 572 Views
Yeah, pretty crazy - 01/07/2010 01:17:33 PM 665 Views
Why? - 01/07/2010 03:20:36 PM 641 Views
Presumably, - 01/07/2010 06:45:02 PM 700 Views
Clear something up for me. - 01/07/2010 06:33:07 PM 652 Views
They aren't. - 01/07/2010 10:35:38 PM 596 Views
Re: They aren't. - 06/07/2010 03:42:40 PM 612 Views
The Amayar suck, but people believe crazy things - 01/07/2010 09:22:45 PM 835 Views

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