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  1. NameIess
    Nameless opened a portal and handed Shadow another note, this time inscribed on metal.
  2. NameIess
    This made Nameless quite sad.
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    Nameless tapped Shadow on the shoulder, then handed him a piece of paper and disappeared.
  4. NameIess
    The 'no true Scotsman' fallacy is, according to wikipedia: "No true Scotsman, or appeal to purity, is an informal fallacy in which one attempts to protect their universal generalization from a falsifying counterexample by excluding the counterexample improperly.[1][2][3] Rather than abandoning the falsified universal generalization or providing evidence that would disqualify the falsifying counterexample, a slightly modified generalization is constructed ad-hoc to definitionally exclude the undesirable specific case and counterexamples like it by appeal to rhetoric.[4] This rhetoric takes the form of emotionally charged but nonsubstantive purity platitudes such as "true", "pure", "genuine", "authentic", "real", etc.[2][5]" And in order for it to be committed the following three conditions must be met: not publicly retreating from the initial, falsified assertion offering a modified assertion that definitionally excludes a targeted unwanted counterexample using rhetoric to hide the modification I didn't make an initial universal generalization. I put forth the definition that I personally assign to the term 'Christian'. I didn't modify my definition to specifically target an unwanted counterexample, and I didn't use rhetoric to hide any modifications. Now, I do understand your point, I think. You're saying that me stating my definition of Christian does nothing to stop the people that I believe shouldn't be associated with Christianity from being associated with Christianity. And I agree. The modern definition of Christian is quite far off from my definition. To put it bluntly, I was just trying to give some insight as to what group of people I personally believe are going to heaven.
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    I would say that belief and actions should go hand in hand. That's not to say that no Christian does acts that are against the Bible, but that a Christian should do acts that are consistent with the Bible. To take one of your examples, if a TV preacher proclaims themselves as Christian, but their every action shows that the primary focus of their life is gaining as many material possessions as they can, then I would say that they are almost certainly not a Christian.
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    Here you go, from Chapter 66 of RoW, where Dalinar just figured out how to see the connection lines:
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    They would appear to be completely dead, just like the others. Every Honorspren died, and I doubt that every single Honorspren was in an bond of the third oath or more, so itappears that they died like the rest. I'm guessing they can't manifest in the physical realm as a Shardblade, although I'm not 100% sure.
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    When it gets down to it, I agree with what AonDoor said earlier: a Christian is a follower of Christ's teachings. Now, I don't believe that anyone besides Jesus has ever followed Jesus' teachings perfectly, but a Christian, in my mind, is someone who puts their faith in Christ and tries to do as He wants them to. Because of this, I put belief in the Bible as a requirement for my definition, because the Bible tells you what Jesus' teachings are, and who Jesus is. If you don't believe in the Bible, then you are a completely different religion from what, in the past, has been known as Christianity. Now, do I expect other people to have the same definition of Christianity that I do? No. That's why, when I described my beliefs, I didn't just say "I'm a Christian" and be done. Because that's an inaccurate description, as people have wildly variable definitions on what it means to be Christian. However, my definition of Christian is a follower of Christ's teachings, as described in the Bible. Whether or not I personally categorize someone as a Christian will depend on whether or not I see them as falling under that definition.
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    I doubt it. The current Singers might not have been directly responsible for the attempted genocide, but once the fused returned, they would have started right up again. In addition, everything we've see implies that the Singers started this desolation. More importantly, the Stormfather didn't tell Dalinar "the ancient radiants, they betrayed Honor and slaughtered the Singers. So Honor took measures to stop them, which resulted in his death". He told Dalinar "Odium killed Honor." 'Honor' seems to be about oaths. Not about doing what is right, but about keeping your word. The humans and Parshendi made no promises to each other that we know of, and I don't see why Honor would be dumb enough to give power to someone, knowing they'd use it to fight and knowing that them using it to fight would hurt him. As for Odium needing a way to weaken Honor, he killed Dominion, Devotion, and Ambition without that. Although Mercy did help Odium with Ambition, or at least with splintering him. Honor made the Stormfather far before he died. There were three Bondsmiths for as much of Radiant history as we know of. And anyways, why wouldn't capturing Ba-Ado-Mishram, a spren of Odium, hurt Odium just as much as Honor? The unbound Surges destroyed Ashyn. Melishi, the last Bondsmith, had unbound powers. The shattered plains were not broken by the Singers powers. Unbound surges are extremely dangerous, and with the addition of whatever negative effects came from Mishram's capture, perhaps the Radiants saw the error of their ways. Additionally, this WoB says that the Recreance happened years after the Parshendi enslavement:
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    The 'no true Scotsman fallacy' only applies when someone is unquestionably a Scotsman. The definition of 'Scotsman' is basically anyone who was born in Scotland. In my opinion, the definition of Christian should not be 'anyone who believes in some version of Christ'. If I had to give a definition of Christian, it would be anyone who believes the Bible is God's word and has repented of their sins, coming to faith in Christ. If you drop the requirement of believing the Bible, then there's no way to tell if your 'Christ' is the same Christ as everyone else's.
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    I'm pretty sure that Honor died because Odium killed him. Humans and Singers had been at war for generations, and the Singers at least had considered and attempted genocide as a means to end it, so I don't think that the Singers being slaughtered would have made Honor all that horrified. I don't see either of these scenarios as remotely possible. Why would Honor give Mishram, a servant of Odium, any powers? He would be much more likely to simply refuse the humans access to his powers. As for giving the surges to Singers, we have no evidence that such a thing ever happened. Spren would never agree to bond them. And a desolation starting would not bring Honor into his ranting and raving stage. Fighting among humans has no effect on Honor. So neither would fighting between powered Singers and powered humans. Honor would not be killed by the humans forsaking their oaths. Nor would he be killed by Ba-Ado-Mishram being captured. That's like saying that if the Stormfather died, it would kill Honor too. Doesn't work that way. Preservation was killed by Ruin. Honor was killed by Odium. The Radiants abandoned their oaths because they feared they would destroy the world with their now-unbound surges.
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    Aluminum functions too much like a normal metal. Soulcasters can make it, when they wouldn't be able to make other godmetals: And aluminum can be made using normal methods like we have in real life: So I don't think it's a godmetal.
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    I am a Christian, which has become a rather unspecific categorization, so I'll elaborate. My beliefs about God are explained well by the Nicene creed: Which basically says that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are three in one, and equal to each other. I believe that the Bible, meaning the old and new Testament, is the only inspired word of God, and that it is literal except when it is clear that it is not. (Meaning the creation account is a literal retelling of events that actually happened, but Jesus' parables are not) I believe that everyone is a sinner deserving of eternal damnation, and that the only way to salvation is through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. So yeah, those are my basic beliefs.
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    I think Brandon was emphasizing the fact that Sig doesn't have the Dawnshard anymore. That he held it in the past, but does not hold it in the present.
  15. NameIess
    *Walks in door* Hello. I am seeking treatment for my Brandofandonitis, and am in need of professional care. Please ignore this giant bag that looks like it's filled with enough books for everyone in the clinic, it's not important.
  16. NameIess
    "Of course it is. What reason do you have not to trust me?"
  17. NameIess
    "Really? I'd love to hear it."
  18. NameIess
    "And you have a plan to kill the Witherlord?"
  19. NameIess
    "And why did you do that?"
  20. NameIess
    "And why do you want it kept out of their hands?"
  21. NameIess
    "I get that you don't believe me, but it's true. And I will be taking Moni away from here. Perhaps she can give X to the mimes. They haven't tried to kidnap her, at least."
  22. NameIess
    "She would never have finished."
  23. NameIess
    "I do not underestimate him. I simply know that Moni is incapable of killing anybody."
  24. NameIess
    "Then yes, I am certain."
  25. NameIess
    "The Witherlord would kill X if he took him, yes?"
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