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There's a Goof in the Goofs Section


Factual errors: When trying to explain to Dave the difference between sorcerers and humans, Balthazar says that humans use only ten percent of their brains. This is a popular urban legend, and is completely false.


Wrong... Balthazar only asks, "You've heard that humans only use 10% of their brains?" He NOT stating that error, he's merely asking David if he's heard of it.

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Why would you post this on the message boards? If you have a problem with the Goofs section, submit a correction. It may or may not be accepted, but it would be better than posting a message on the message boards that won't accomplish anything.

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I did, and it WAS accepted. Now... exactly WHAT did YOUR rant, I mean reply, "accomplish"?

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Just as much as you informing the entire world of this goof... so in other words, nothing.

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He should have then said, "Well, it's not true. In fact, I don't know why I brought it up at all."

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He should have then said, "Well, it's not true. In fact, I don't know why I brought it up at all."

Yeah, but writers aren't that smart, and think their audiences are dumb.

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Duh... thanks for the info, Melvin. Gone to any Trekkie conventions lately? Obviously you've never heard of stating an urban legend as truth, and trying to get away with it. Baltazar only ASKS whether or not Dave's heard that humans only use 10% of their brains, but the writers make it seem like a truth, even though he was only asking. The person that posted the "error" in the "Goofs" section, pointed it out that Balthazar STATED that humans only use 10% of their brains. I changed it to, that he was merely asking whether or not Dave had heard of the legend. It's like what Clinton said... that all depends on what the definition of is, is. Please read all the pertinent posts before posting such idiotic drivle. I know what an Urban Legend is, dummy. And you actually proved that I was right in correcting the goof in the goofs section, by stating that it's more like 20%. But I wasn't really correcting the legend... I was correcting the poster's assumption that Balthazar was stating that figure as fact. The audience will take what he said as fact, even by only asking whether Dave has heard of the legend.

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Kidding. You've heard how people use
only 10°% of their brains?

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Sorcerers can manipulate matter
because they're born with the capability

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to use the entire power of their brains.

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As it goes on a technicality it is a correct statement, it is the wording that is wrong, what is missing is the word potential.

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