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then events do not stem from the actions of that deity but rather form part of that deity at any given 'time'.
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I do not believe that this follows from 'omnitemporal.' Can't Eru be present in all time without being the immediate cause and mover of every event specifically? Does 'God is there when it happened' inevitably mean 'God did it'? (circumstantial evidence! wouldn't convict a d o g --reverse if neccessary) Oops, I mean Eru. Outside of time but perceiving all of it like a ribbon (or an umbrella if there was a big bang) is another option.
The quotes about 'utmost end', we must remember, are Eru speaking to the Melkor and those Ainur about to enter Arda: beings about to enter time within the flow. The perspective of linear time might not be Eru's own, but taken up by Eru for clear communication with the Ainur. We aren't privy to Eru's musings independent of more limited beings. Eru might view the end of a theme like the hem of a dress-- seeing it whole, beginning to end. Omniprescient would be viewing the dress on a hanger, Omnitemporal would be wearing the dress. Uh, oh. Going to stop now, before I'm hit by a lightning bolt.
[ September 23, 2002: Message edited by: Nar ]