Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Mesaana was easily able to get past the Oath Rod.
01/12/2009 09:35:07 PM
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I'm not convinced. I don't believe she'd want to subject herself to being sworn.
01/12/2009 09:54:40 PM
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Not just that, but in the AoL, the Oath Rod was used to "bind criminals". *NM*
02/12/2009 05:41:35 AM
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Didn't Sanderson say as much? *NM*
01/12/2009 10:06:56 PM
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I thought...
01/12/2009 10:11:45 PM
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To be honest, though, any Sister can defeat the Three Oaths.
01/12/2009 10:37:29 PM
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Well, that's just one oath. The other two are not as easy to circumvent.
02/12/2009 01:19:53 AM
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But given free will, they can interpret "danger" to mean "clear and present" or "potential danger"
02/12/2009 04:54:26 PM
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Last defense of life cannot mean potential danger. *NM*
02/12/2009 05:51:27 PM
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Yes it can. It all depends on interpretation.
03/12/2009 12:22:47 AM
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Ummm, what?
03/12/2009 02:23:08 AM
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Re: Ummm, what?
03/12/2009 11:15:20 PM
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None of this is a twisting of the Oaths. Her actions stick to the letter of the Oaths.
04/12/2009 04:29:44 AM
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Here's a couple quotes from BS
01/12/2009 11:57:16 PM
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Trouble is that would put a person into stasis
02/12/2009 04:14:31 AM
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It only has to be maintained long enough to take the Oaths. *NM*
02/12/2009 04:51:34 AM
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Eh, from what we've seen, Keepings don't really work like that
02/12/2009 06:42:19 AM
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