The other poster showed no proof that RJ's math was wrong. Read what he said again! *NM*
fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 18/12/2009 06:09:49 PM
It's a scandal that this debate has sunk to this level. I never thought I'd see the day when it was a serious debate as to whether Lews Therin Telamon was as strong as two Aes Sedai.
Not only that, but the theory suggests that many women lie on the other side of 50. Moiraine is a strong woman with a strength not seen too often in females, so she's sitting even higher. There are so many quotes to refute this insane theory, I couldn't even begin short of typing out the whole series.
But I will say this. Egwene must be quite a woman if she can overwhelm both Amys and Melaine in strength. Amys is after all as strong as Moiraine, and Melaine is not weak. How strong is Egwene then... 100?
Rand is sure he has the strength to shield the six Aes Sedai who come after him, but Lews Therin is uneasy. With an angreal he is sure he can, but even unaided he wanted to try. He'd have to be mad if a woman had an average strength of 50.
Or we can bounce along to where Egwene herself says that Rand is stronger than she and Aviendha combined. He must be very strong indeed, though I don't know if this insane scale goes higher than 100.
Alanna is stupefied at how strong Rand is. "He is so strong". What a stupid statement if he's not much stronger than the two of them combined. Even Kiruna says that six women rarely defeat a strong False Dragon. Never mind the fact that it takes at least six to hold a strong male. Even if it is harder to hold the opposite sex, we know for a fact that a weaker person can hold a stronger one, and six women are far stronger than Rand is if they have average strengths suggested in the theory. And we have the Seafolk forming a circle of six to match Nynaeve if she gets out of hand... overkill massively wouldn't you say?... unless of course Nynaeve is really that strong.
Best of all, Rand says that no three women can match him. No three women - not some women - unless at least one has Forsaken strength. We see later that he can handle even more than that. Even in TGS Rand states that just drawing a small amount of saidin through the CK would allow him to resist a full circle, meaning that he comes close unaided.
You could put a whale in the gaping hole that this theory creates, especially because RJ's statement has variations which are acceptable as shown by another poster using basic math.
Not only that, but the theory suggests that many women lie on the other side of 50. Moiraine is a strong woman with a strength not seen too often in females, so she's sitting even higher. There are so many quotes to refute this insane theory, I couldn't even begin short of typing out the whole series.
But I will say this. Egwene must be quite a woman if she can overwhelm both Amys and Melaine in strength. Amys is after all as strong as Moiraine, and Melaine is not weak. How strong is Egwene then... 100?
Rand is sure he has the strength to shield the six Aes Sedai who come after him, but Lews Therin is uneasy. With an angreal he is sure he can, but even unaided he wanted to try. He'd have to be mad if a woman had an average strength of 50.
Or we can bounce along to where Egwene herself says that Rand is stronger than she and Aviendha combined. He must be very strong indeed, though I don't know if this insane scale goes higher than 100.
Alanna is stupefied at how strong Rand is. "He is so strong". What a stupid statement if he's not much stronger than the two of them combined. Even Kiruna says that six women rarely defeat a strong False Dragon. Never mind the fact that it takes at least six to hold a strong male. Even if it is harder to hold the opposite sex, we know for a fact that a weaker person can hold a stronger one, and six women are far stronger than Rand is if they have average strengths suggested in the theory. And we have the Seafolk forming a circle of six to match Nynaeve if she gets out of hand... overkill massively wouldn't you say?... unless of course Nynaeve is really that strong.
Best of all, Rand says that no three women can match him. No three women - not some women - unless at least one has Forsaken strength. We see later that he can handle even more than that. Even in TGS Rand states that just drawing a small amount of saidin through the CK would allow him to resist a full circle, meaning that he comes close unaided.
You could put a whale in the gaping hole that this theory creates, especially because RJ's statement has variations which are acceptable as shown by another poster using basic math.
The relative strength in the Power of Nynaeve vs Cadsuane vs Egwene/Elayne/Aviendha
17/12/2009 03:32:03 PM
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I assume you're referring to EFFECTIVE strength here...
17/12/2009 04:27:53 PM
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Re: I assume you're referring to EFFECTIVE strength here...
17/12/2009 05:05:18 PM
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Re: The relative strength in the Power of Nynaeve vs Cadsuane vs Egwene/Elayne/Aviendha
17/12/2009 04:52:56 PM
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Alivia's rings and chains angreal multiplies strength by 4 times or more...
17/12/2009 04:57:17 PM
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Re: Alivia's rings and chains angreal multiplies strength by 4 times or more...
17/12/2009 06:07:39 PM
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Moiraine at 45 strength is way too high. She can't be that high. *NM*
17/12/2009 07:44:50 PM
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why?
17/12/2009 07:57:37 PM
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Re: why?
17/12/2009 08:11:13 PM
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I don't think there is one scale you can put both men and women on is the point
17/12/2009 08:21:21 PM
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and yet RJ does
17/12/2009 08:27:39 PM
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Re: and yet RJ does
17/12/2009 09:49:20 PM
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Re: and yet RJ does
18/12/2009 04:20:16 AM
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No more liberty than you are taking assuming only a woman like Graendal could do it!
18/12/2009 05:08:04 PM
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Re: No more liberty than you are taking assuming only a woman like Graendal could do it!
19/12/2009 11:53:24 AM
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Re: No more liberty than you are taking assuming only a woman like Graendal could do it!
19/12/2009 05:12:47 PM
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Re: The relative strength in the Power of Nynaeve vs Cadsuane vs Egwene/Elayne/Aviendha
17/12/2009 05:07:28 PM
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Re: The relative strength in the Power of Nynaeve vs Cadsuane vs Egwene/Elayne/Aviendha
17/12/2009 06:24:12 PM
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Let's work with your figures...
17/12/2009 06:45:46 PM
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Re: Let's work with your figures...
17/12/2009 07:16:49 PM
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You have a good point about Daigian and Semirhage. That may have been a BS mistake. *NM*
17/12/2009 07:50:25 PM
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Re: You have a good point about Daigian and Semirhage. That may have been a BS mistake.
17/12/2009 07:59:13 PM
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Re: You have a good point about Daigian and Semirhage. That may have been a BS mistake.
17/12/2009 08:14:01 PM
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Re: two women holding Nynaeve
17/12/2009 08:17:10 PM
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Re: two women holding Nynaeve
17/12/2009 08:19:34 PM
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I personally think Nynaeve gained strength slower than most because of her block.
17/12/2009 08:30:44 PM
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but we know as late as WH that she has not reached her full potential
17/12/2009 09:50:12 PM
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What? Where? *NM*
18/12/2009 04:22:36 AM
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I'll have to dig up the quote, apologies but I'm at work and don't have the books
18/12/2009 05:00:20 PM
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Gateway theory refutes this. The size of gateway is relevant to strength
17/12/2009 07:46:55 PM
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Re: Gateway theory refutes this. The size of gateway is relevant to strength
17/12/2009 07:55:38 PM
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What do you think of the gap between Moghedien and Semirhage in relation to
17/12/2009 05:40:41 PM
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It means even Moghedien is vastly stronger than the average modern Aes Sedai...
17/12/2009 05:48:09 PM
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Re: What do you think of the gap between Moghedien and Semirhage in relation to
17/12/2009 08:15:58 PM
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Re: The relative strength in the Power of Nynaeve vs Cadsuane vs Egwene/Elayne/Aviendha
17/12/2009 06:47:23 PM
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Except tthat Egwene herself says she has no chance against Moghedien...
17/12/2009 06:53:18 PM
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Re: Except tthat Egwene herself says she has no chance against Moghedien...
17/12/2009 07:26:55 PM
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uhm.... yes she knows
17/12/2009 08:04:08 PM
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Re: Except tthat Egwene herself says she has no chance against Moghedien...
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Re: Except tthat Egwene herself says she has no chance against Moghedien...
17/12/2009 08:23:01 PM
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Ishamael told her that she would never be strong enough to face him
17/12/2009 09:52:47 PM
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And Ishamael was killed be a shepherd and Bel'al balefired by a "weak" Aes Sedai.
17/12/2009 10:33:41 PM
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How can we be certain Egwene was at full strength when she said that?
17/12/2009 07:58:39 PM
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Elayne says Egwene was at her full strength in TSR, and thus was stronger than she currently was.
17/12/2009 10:25:31 PM
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Elayne says Egwene was forced and was thus currently stronger
17/12/2009 10:51:28 PM
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Definitely TSR, because I re-read that book constantly - will try to find the section!
17/12/2009 11:23:20 PM
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Re: Definitely TSR, because I re-read that book constantly - will try to find the section!
17/12/2009 11:25:31 PM
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Didn't the glossary say that Cadsuane was not far behind Eg/El? *NM*
17/12/2009 08:05:32 PM
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This thread has achieved absolutely nothing. When people don't accept quotes, what's the use...
17/12/2009 10:22:45 PM
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But you ignore RJ's own quotes... who're you to talk?
17/12/2009 11:13:40 PM
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I think they are secretly just trying to make Lanfear appear that much stronger *NM*
17/12/2009 11:17:38 PM
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You also forget something.
17/12/2009 11:36:50 PM
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That has nothing to do with what I said...
18/12/2009 12:21:06 AM
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Re: That has nothing to do with what I said...
18/12/2009 01:28:53 PM
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Dude, prove it in a random sample, not in a skewed sample like "women who want to be Aes Sedai".
18/12/2009 05:43:22 PM
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Show me a random sample in the series that we can use *NM*
18/12/2009 06:45:08 PM
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I cannot. That's the point...
18/12/2009 08:33:38 PM
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The One Power Bell Curve's average strength is not 50, it is more like 15...
17/12/2009 11:41:48 PM
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In a Bell curve, mean=median=mode. I suppose that is untrue now?
18/12/2009 12:37:47 AM
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Re: In a Bell curve, mean=median=mode. I suppose that is untrue now?
18/12/2009 12:47:52 AM
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What do you mean, relative scale?
18/12/2009 12:53:29 AM
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OK, I have no interest in OP Strength, but you comments about statistics and bell curve got me
18/12/2009 12:20:27 AM
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1 to 100 works perfectly well as a range...
18/12/2009 12:47:44 AM
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Here is an example with an absolute scale, converted to relative
18/12/2009 01:03:38 AM
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The Tower is not the whole range of channeler population!
18/12/2009 01:28:38 AM
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Re: The Tower is not the whole range of channeler population!
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Re: The Tower is not the whole range of channeler population!
18/12/2009 03:16:25 AM
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You're right, and that proves my point - here are the calculations and the evidence...
18/12/2009 07:51:26 AM
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Dude, read up on some statistics, then we'll continue this debate...
18/12/2009 06:05:26 PM
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Explain one thing to me...
18/12/2009 10:40:00 PM
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Who said she's stronger than two very strong AS? Silviana can shield her alone! *NM*
18/12/2009 11:01:01 PM
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Aviendha said so in FoH. It is a direct quote.
18/12/2009 11:04:21 PM
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which is also suspect
19/12/2009 12:04:14 AM
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OK, the Tower AS don't fall into a bell-curve, then.
18/12/2009 10:34:16 PM
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Re: But you ignore RJ's own quotes... who're you to talk?
18/12/2009 04:31:53 AM
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Re: But you ignore RJ's own quotes... who're you to talk?
18/12/2009 04:42:33 AM
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I've discussed this before...
18/12/2009 01:06:07 AM
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Re: I've discussed this before...
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Re: I've discussed this before...
18/12/2009 04:58:48 AM
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Egwene + Lelaine + Romanda is weaker than one male Forsaken...according to Egwene herself...
18/12/2009 07:02:28 AM
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Why are you entertaining this?
18/12/2009 01:19:25 PM
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The other poster showed no proof that RJ's math was wrong. Read what he said again! *NM*
18/12/2009 06:09:49 PM
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Verin's circle matched Granedal dude. And average strength does not mean great strength.
18/12/2009 06:07:51 PM
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Re: Egwene + Lelaine + Romanda is weaker than one male Forsaken...according to Egwene herself...
19/12/2009 12:46:18 AM
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I can't imagine it being about skill
19/12/2009 12:06:42 PM
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of course it's about skill
19/12/2009 05:22:45 PM
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Not it isn't!
19/12/2009 05:52:02 PM
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If she was only thinking about strength why then didn't she have a plan to add Sheriam
19/12/2009 07:09:08 PM
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