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Forum: The Books 08-05-2012, 12:32 AM
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and your speculative suppositions are, well,...

and your speculative suppositions are, well, truthful ;)

but i suppose this is like saying that all Signs can have only one meaning, now isn't it? but i will opine that, all Signs, all codes are...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2012, 11:43 PM
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what makes you assume that this Legendarium is a...

what makes you assume that this Legendarium is a closed, rather than an open code? ;) that it can be translated only in terms of Monotheistic tradition, even if said subcreation clearly reflects in...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2012, 11:36 PM
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would her Name give to her to the exclusion of...

would her Name give to her to the exclusion of her will fealty to 'Melkor', being that he is the Source of Theological Evil - or is this naming process a reflection of the perceptual "toolkit" of...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2012, 10:58 PM
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"when one sows Vice, one reaps Orcs" - Elvish...

"when one sows Vice, one reaps Orcs" - Elvish proverb
Forum: The Books 08-04-2012, 10:55 PM
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why does "down" tend to connote (theological)...

why does "down" tend to connote (theological) Evil, while "up" tend to connote (theological) Good in this Legendarium?

we discover in the Valaquenta that the turning of (conceptual) Darkness to...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2012, 10:36 PM
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:D what does this fixation with the giving...

:D

what does this fixation with the giving of Rings tells us about the imaginary world of this particular Legendarium? how about our respective, thoughtful choice of Avatar names here? i'll...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 10:52 PM
Replies: 14
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so powerful that they could target individuals...

so powerful that they could target individuals with fourth generation military tech from thousands and thousands of miles away, infect a whole geographic area using horrendous biological nanotech...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 10:36 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 27,278
precisely! there are different interpretations of...

precisely! there are different interpretations of a word, as a Sign :D you've grasped it, Jewel of Faith!!! :cool:

does the image of a thing not partake in the essence of its template? :) can...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 68
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oh, we're not at as much an impasse as you seem...

oh, we're not at as much an impasse as you seem to presume, Man Woman ;) you needn't apologize for anything - and most certainly not for sharing your Standpoint (something that, yes, even Mumriken is...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 09:38 PM
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oh yes, Man Woman, you've certainly used the word...

oh yes, Man Woman, you've certainly used the word "conscious" in your laying out of your argument. i believe you :)


but i see still no dilemma between conscious and unconscious, as you seem to...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 09:24 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 27,278
how would any conscious being in Arda who wishes...

how would any conscious being in Arda who wishes to coerce the free will of others be disloyal by any definition to the source of Theological Evil, defined as "the removal of the free will of...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 11:21 AM
Replies: 68
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agreed! :D the question of the medieval...

agreed! :D the question of the medieval principle of loyalty as a ground principle of the monarchical, feudal state, for which the whole of Arda is made available, is altogether a different...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 07:40 AM
Replies: 68
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ah yes! and your deployment of the rich,...

ah yes! and your deployment of the rich, evocative connotations of color-code demonstrates very plainly to this audience that you understood my point about language and speech acts, now doesn't it? ...
Forum: The Books 08-03-2012, 06:30 AM
Replies: 68
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how do the Forces of Evil in Arda (like 'Mairon',...

how do the Forces of Evil in Arda (like 'Mairon', like Melkor) accomplish their goals to overthrow the One via language and the categorizing meanings of linguistic Thought categories, would you say?...
Forum: The Books 07-22-2012, 11:06 AM
Replies: 10
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from what i've gathered as to the nature of aman,...

from what i've gathered as to the nature of aman, immortality is not a property of the landmass itself, but rather its sapient inhabitants; the prohibition against mortals is not about the...
Forum: The Books 07-21-2012, 07:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 23,997
i agree with this because Melkor did not share...

i agree with this because Melkor did not share every infernal secret with his vassals (assuming that Ainur magical power structures are analogous to human or elvish political systems). thus he would...
Forum: The Books 07-21-2012, 07:04 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 23,997
thank you for clarifying that, Inziladun :) as...

thank you for clarifying that, Inziladun :) as well as reminding everyone that Melkor has many other servants "whose names have not entered into these Tales" ;)
Forum: The Books 07-21-2012, 05:59 AM
Replies: 32
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Sauron or Ëonwë?

it is said often that Gorthaur was the mightiest of the lesser Valar. such a statement is given to us about Melkor, as well, in comparison with Manwë. is then Gorthaur the mightiest, or would Ëonwë,...
Forum: The Books 07-16-2009, 05:12 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 14,911
White Tree i agree :D

i agree :D
Forum: The Books 07-16-2009, 05:05 AM
Replies: 7
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White Tree cool thanks! so it seems that Ulmo is really...

cool thanks! so it seems that Ulmo is really given lordship over Outer Space...Ossë and Uinen are then both the governors of the Earth's bodies of water, and they report to Ulmo, who reports to...
Forum: The Books 02-25-2009, 03:37 PM
Replies: 43
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White Tree agreed! The symbolic gulf that can be imagined...

agreed! The symbolic gulf that can be imagined to separate the power resources(both formal authority and informal might) of the Ainur in comparison to the Children of the One is probably on par with...
Forum: The Books 01-31-2009, 06:20 AM
Replies: 7
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these are Beautiful answers! thank you! i was...

these are Beautiful answers! thank you! i was only asking because of my wondering "well, where the heck the Ekkaia go after the bending of Arda??" then i began to kick in my metaphorical thought,...
Forum: The Books 01-31-2009, 06:02 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,261
there is my reference to the Legendarium ;) ...

there is my reference to the Legendarium ;) "PoMo" or No..... mister Hickin's reaction is, I believe, making my point about the hold of the One over threatened, Mannish minds, besides clearly...
Forum: The Books 01-29-2009, 07:06 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,261
all this is very enlightening in its bookish...

all this is very enlightening in its bookish focus on particulars - but where are your erudite analyses of the social and political conditions of their "slow, accreted" production? as i said, there...
Forum: The Books 01-29-2009, 07:02 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,261
for example: The Testament of Solomon The...

for example:

The Testament of Solomon
The Zohar (The Book of Splendor)
The Alphabet of Ben-Sira
Joseph and Aseneth
The Septuagint
Bel and the Dragon
The Acts of Peter
The Acts of Paul and...
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