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would these be Tolkiens way of dealing with prehistoric fossil beasts?
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[img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Who can now tell why dinosaurs died out? And in myths and tales monsters seldom if ever die of old age. There's always a hero to help. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
As for calling animals corrupted and evil, we should first decide whether they have reason and thus tell evil from good. (BTW, can
the ability to speak be taken as the sign of reason?) If the creature is rational, he/she/it takes one or other side voluntary (eg. Huan) thus becoming good or evil. But then again, do we consider such creatures
animals ?
If an animal has no sense (a horse or a bird) its just a matter of feeding and training. Can we call a knife corrupted if someone was cut with it? A question of ethics, really.