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Forum: The Books
02-23-2007, 03:30 PM
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Hookbill the Goomba
Don't ruin our dreams. :p
I think that Lal...
Don't ruin our dreams. :p I think that Lal has an interesting point there: Eru and YHVH seem to be similar in some aspects but in the end they are from two different places. I have, however,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-23-2007, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 312
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Hookbill the Goomba
As I pointed out earlier; the Atlantis myth from...As I pointed out earlier; the Atlantis myth from which Numenor likely comes from is not attributed to the Judo-Christian God so we cannot deduce any opinions on said Deity from the Numenor story. We... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2007, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 312
Views: 62,199
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Hookbill the Goomba
But let us not forget Sauron's influence. Did...
But let us not forget Sauron's influence. Did that encourage what happened or speed it up? Personally, I am not sure... The whole of Numenor was not corrupted for there still were those who were... |
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Forum: The Books
02-20-2007, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 312
Views: 62,199
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Hookbill the Goomba
Touche. :D
The only explanation I can...
Touche. :D The only explanation I can think of is that Numinor had to be destroyed for the sake of the story and the Valar either did not have the power to do so or did not want to wipe people... |
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Forum: The Books
02-20-2007, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 312
Views: 62,199
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Hookbill the Goomba
As far as we are aware. ;)
It has always...As far as we are aware. ;) It has always struck me that if Eru were to intervene in a major way or even give himself more of a character then he would be going against the inherent nature of the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-24-2007, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 312
Views: 62,199
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Hookbill the Goomba
PipeI hear you. Perhaps the reason for Tolkien's lack of development of Eru is due to a sort of fear of getting it wrong or causing too much controvacy. To go into the character too deeply might make... |
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Forum: The Books
01-23-2007, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 312
Views: 62,199
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Hookbill the Goomba
Perhaps...
Tolkien stated in the forward to...Perhaps... Tolkien stated in the forward to the Lord of the Rings that he wrote it mostly for his own enjoyment. To me, this suggests that he would probably have wanted to get all (or as many as... |
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Forum: The Books
01-23-2007, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 312
Views: 62,199
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Hookbill the Goomba
Thoughts from the pipe.I think that its a dangerous business to try and pin down theological theories on Eru, the Valar and anything the legendarium, really. People tend to forget that Tolkien was not a Bible scholar* and... |
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