It may seem much like the 'real world' because it may have been Tolkien's interpretation of the chance of life, his way of feeling out the issue. As Sauron 666 pointed out, Tolkien was a very religious man, and those of religious backgrounds have dealt with the issue of free will vs. predestination. We still haven't figured it out. Maybe we are not meant to. If life is something God has planned out or not, I don't know that our feeble minds are meant to grasp it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Peace
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'Dulaman na Binne Bui, Dulaman Gaelach/ Dulaman na farraige, 's e b'fhearr a bhi in Eirinn!'
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