So—one Jordan booksigning against the theory, and one for. Sounds like we can’t put this theory in the “Debunked” pile yet…
I suppose it’s possible that Mr. Jordan may not have fully understood my question and therefore his answer isn’t exactly for or against this theory. LOL The question I asked was this: Have the Forsaken, Demandred specifically, used balefire to destabilize the Pattern at all?
He said that they’ve used balefire and the consequences were destabilizing the Pattern and that in the books you could see evidence of that.
I should’ve been more specific in my question to him and my post here; that was first time I’ve ever commented on a message board, etc. I’m usually just a reader/browser to forums and such. I personally think the other fella’s question was more specific therefore the answer probably more accurate as pertaining to the topic at hand. The answer he gave me upon further reflection could mean any number of things. It’s hard to say. Guess we’ll all find out when A Memory of Light is published.
Actually, it appears that both answers might have been accurate in their original form, and that the Forsaken have indeed been using balefire, but that Demandred is not one of them. In any case, Brandon’s comments on this theory make it almost certain that balefire is the main cause of the disintegration of the Pattern.
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