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Forum: The Books
01-01-2006, 01:40 PM
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Poll: Is Eru God?
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littlemanpoet
Well, that's an interesting point. And welcome...
Well, that's an interesting point. And welcome to the Downs, Eluchíl. :) Like I was saying, an interesting point. I've been reading Shippey's Author of the Century book over the holidays, and some... |
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Forum: The Books
12-26-2005, 10:16 PM
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Poll: Is Eru God?
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Good points, alatar. Christ's victory over...
Good points, alatar. Christ's victory over death, sin, and hell, was over fallen angels as well. Things changed regarding what fallen angels could do upon Christ's harrowing of hell. With that... |
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Forum: The Books
12-25-2005, 08:53 PM
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Poll: Is Eru God?
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What you say is not without merit, davem, from my...
What you say is not without merit, davem, from my perspective. The upshot of what I understand from your post is that God maintains all Creation and that God's activity, in Eternity, in doing so, is... |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2005, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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My understanding is that Lucifer was appointed as...
My understanding is that Lucifer was appointed as Viceregent/Archangel of Earth; thus, his rebellion left Earth in darkness, and thus the need for the kinds of intervention described throughout the... |
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Forum: The Books
12-20-2005, 09:38 PM
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Poll: Is Eru God?
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Actually, I must strongly disagree with this one...
Actually, I must strongly disagree with this one particularity, although, Roa Aoife, you and I line up pretty much on everything else. There is a reason trumpeted loudly throughout the Bible why God... |
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Forum: The Books
12-20-2005, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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However, Tolkien provided the answer by writing...
However, Tolkien provided the answer by writing that the Valar who chose to enter Arda clothed themselves in forms befitting the Children of Ilúvatar. I think Tolkien got it right. The term... |
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Forum: The Books
12-19-2005, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Thanks, Heren Istarion, for the light to go with...
Thanks, Heren Istarion, for the light to go with all the heat. There is a quality of power, a rooted reality, a dynamic of the spirit in LotR that I find nowhere else, not in any other myth,... |
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Forum: The Books
11-30-2005, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Ah, Wormcancloser of the Peredhy,
if the...
Ah, Wormcancloser of the Peredhy, if the evidence is most weighty such that author's intention and reader interpretation ought to be one thing, then the reader may think what s/he wishes... |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2005, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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littlemanpoet
Actually, the history of the discussions...
Actually, the history of the discussions surrounding LotR before the publishing of The Silmarillion are precisely the opposite of what you suggest. I remember many articles in a host of magazines... |
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Forum: The Books
11-28-2005, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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I don't think this is true. Bear with me as it...
I don't think this is true. Bear with me as it will take a few quotes and explications to develop my point. For starters, a few quotations from Fellowship of the Ring illustrate this: ~FotR p60 ... |
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Forum: The Books
11-27-2005, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Sorry to double post but I wish to respond to...
Sorry to double post but I wish to respond to this: Indeed. To believe that God is both just and merciful at once, is a problem for all humanity. But knowledge that God is both, is necessary to... |
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Forum: The Books
11-27-2005, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Actually, no. I think Tolkien left it out...
Actually, no. I think Tolkien left it out because he didn't want to directly include any of the Hebrew myth in his myth. It's interesting, no, telling, to me, that Tolkien did not include a... |
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Forum: The Books
11-20-2005, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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New Tangent, If I May...Would you change your vote, having read the discussion to this point? Yes _______ No_______ If yes, What changed your mind? |
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Forum: The Books
11-20-2005, 03:45 PM
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Poll: Is Eru God?
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And if Eru had not permitted it, none of the...
And if Eru had not permitted it, none of the inhabitants of Arda would have been free agents. So we are left condemning Eru either for permitting free will, or allowing evil. We can't have it both... |
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Forum: The Books
11-19-2005, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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littlemanpoet
Regardless of how much can be garnered from...
Regardless of how much can be garnered from Tolkien's Legendarium, Letters, and authorized Biography, attempting to psychologize the nature of his beliefs runs the inevitable risk of saying more... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2005, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Ah, but I was very careful to avoid that...
Ah, but I was very careful to avoid that implication: Had I intended to imply that only the Few can perceive it, I would have said that more specifically, and I would have been wrong. |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2005, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,282
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littlemanpoet
My answer remains "yes" - to both aspects of the...
My answer remains "yes" - to both aspects of the question: Tolkien meant it, and it is so. The myths are not mutually exclusive, but tell different stories about different peoples. Even if Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Books
11-16-2005, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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littlemanpoet
I haven't voted yet, but I'm thinking about it. ...
I haven't voted yet, but I'm thinking about it. I have an answer to Estelyn's rather persuasive points, though. Myth is, among other things, the encapsulation of truth as it is known by its... |
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