'What do you think of Garth's theory that normal people are developing natural and unconscious shileds to stop Talented misfits reading them?' Ceirwan asked, as we walked.
I shrugged. 'There have always been unTalented people with natural mental shields, or mind sensitivity. Since most people have no idea there are misfits like us, how could they develop defensive shields because of us?'
'Garth says it doesn't matter if they know about us or not. He says unTalents are developing the ability to shield in response to our devlopment of the power to enter their minds.'
'It's true that there are a lot more people with natural shields than there were, but I doubt we are the cause. If so, that would put paid to the theory that we are the next step in humn evolution. It would mean we are simply one strand in human evolution and the unTalents are another. That practically brings us back to the Herder theory that we are mutations from true humanity.' -Ashling, p35-36
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...I really really want to hear Garth try to explain Schrodinger's Cat to Elspeth now
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Also, as with all theories I come up with for any books, I always then find myself thinking 'Did the author really think of it in this much detail?' I'm not trying to say authors or IC don't do their reseach, but sometimes I do find myself when we're trying to come up with plausible reasons for things (like the Great White thread) going 'Yes, but the author probably doesn't have a degree in science, and also, it's f i c t i o n...'
