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Responding to a shield doesn't require proactiveness fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 20/01/2016 05:53:24 AM

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point being the way a woman embraces saidar is inherently passive while men must seize saidin in an aggressive manner. Males must fight to maintain the connection whereas females float within the embrace of saidar. The more I think about it the more it makes sense that it would take more raw power to cut a man off from saidin than it would cutting a woman off from saidar.

I don't see how one follows the other. How you need to use the Source shouldn't affect how much of the OP is needed to shield you. In fact, since males must fight to maintain the connection, wouldn't it make more sense that shielding them is easier?
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Angreal, Sa'angreal and Moiraine at 66 Sidious - 11/01/2016 08:53:23 AM 2446 Views
Or we can choose to assume Elayne is incorrect darius_sedai - 11/01/2016 03:50:14 PM 1140 Views
Uhhh... fionwe1987 - 12/01/2016 12:07:42 AM 1290 Views
Yet there are problems with either darius_sedai - 15/01/2016 08:52:04 PM 986 Views
Re: Yet there are problems with either Sidious - 16/01/2016 05:29:11 AM 1242 Views
Would you consider... Duke - 17/01/2016 09:06:59 AM 1101 Views
random thought on Shielding darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 07:34:20 PM 1129 Views
You're forgetting the other side, though. fionwe1987 - 19/01/2016 08:19:59 PM 1226 Views
yes but it doesn't proactively do this darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 10:06:25 PM 1072 Views
Responding to a shield doesn't require proactiveness fionwe1987 - 20/01/2016 05:53:24 AM 989 Views
it's a visualization thing really darius_sedai - 20/01/2016 04:39:08 PM 1037 Views
Not the crux of the debate... fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 03:37:40 AM 1084 Views
Not really though darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 05:00:34 PM 897 Views
I always explained it as fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 09:26:35 PM 1119 Views
There's not much to go on since all the shields except Berowyn's are the same darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 09:55:14 PM 1011 Views
That's precisely my point fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 10:09:02 PM 1105 Views
now you are speculating based on a lack of evidence darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 10:39:13 PM 941 Views
There's actual evidence: fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:25:25 AM 1115 Views
what's dense here is that you keep putting in quotes that don't support your position darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 03:28:16 PM 1273 Views
Whoa.. fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 04:24:19 PM 1184 Views
Not at all darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 05:03:50 PM 1159 Views
Wonderful fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:30:35 PM 1139 Views
yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this darius_sedai - 22/01/2016 06:46:23 PM 957 Views
Re: yup that's my argument. that and you're a dick so I'm done with this Sidious - 23/01/2016 02:35:33 PM 1237 Views
Petty much *NM* darius_sedai - 24/01/2016 02:50:32 PM 526 Views
Hmmm.... Sidious - 23/01/2016 03:06:15 PM 1201 Views
Let me clear this up darius_sedai - 25/01/2016 04:19:51 PM 1337 Views
Some more quotes fionwe1987 - 25/01/2016 05:10:51 PM 1117 Views
none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise darius_sedai - 25/01/2016 07:19:48 PM 1387 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise fionwe1987 - 26/01/2016 03:45:52 AM 1137 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise Sidious - 26/01/2016 09:00:55 AM 1313 Views
Re: none of which I've denied or tried to prove otherwise fionwe1987 - 26/01/2016 10:39:49 AM 1102 Views
from the very beginning of this conversation I've been saying I'm theorizing darius_sedai - 26/01/2016 04:09:19 PM 1015 Views
Oh well then I agree with you Sidious - 26/01/2016 08:50:55 AM 1196 Views
thanks darius_sedai - 26/01/2016 04:26:46 PM 1379 Views
Yes, but that's not what I'm arguing... fionwe1987 - 16/01/2016 08:56:15 AM 941 Views
But additive doesn't explain buffers and being able to overdraw darius_sedai - 16/01/2016 03:02:33 PM 963 Views
Don't those two facts explain each other? fionwe1987 - 16/01/2016 03:24:44 PM 1003 Views
It actually seems counterintuitive to me darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 07:15:37 PM 965 Views
Simple fionwe1987 - 19/01/2016 08:21:11 PM 1085 Views
Not at all darius_sedai - 19/01/2016 10:17:39 PM 846 Views
Huh? fionwe1987 - 20/01/2016 06:01:04 AM 1074 Views
agree to disagree I suppose ... I don't see it this way *NM* darius_sedai - 20/01/2016 04:41:16 PM 569 Views
I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. *NM* fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 12:01:16 AM 534 Views
Re: I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 02:07:21 AM 967 Views
Re: I didn't sense disagreement so much as confusion over my position. fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 03:32:59 AM 979 Views
I don't necessarily think that's true darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 05:07:40 PM 1080 Views
I don't see how magnifiers solve this fionwe1987 - 21/01/2016 10:01:17 PM 1033 Views
Re: I don't see how magnifiers solve this darius_sedai - 21/01/2016 10:16:16 PM 984 Views
Uhhh... fionwe1987 - 22/01/2016 06:51:11 AM 1133 Views
Funny, I just saw this post darius_sedai - 17/09/2016 11:13:09 PM 870 Views
The very first chapter (the Prologue) disproves this fionwe1987 - 03/10/2016 06:56:28 AM 905 Views
No it doesn't darius_sedai - 05/10/2016 12:47:03 AM 823 Views
Re: Don't those two facts explain each other? Dunstan - 08/10/2016 05:06:53 AM 771 Views
Re: Yes, but that's not what I'm arguing... Dunstan - 08/10/2016 04:52:06 AM 969 Views
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