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Originally Posted by Raynor
How do you consider fate would refute the position I am arguing for? Its very existence would be a manifestation of Grace, given Eru's intent - the only one who could actually decide fate.
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Because Fate would take away the important choices which characters must make in order to do the right thing. If Fate had it pre-ordained that they were going to choose to act in a certain way then there would be no
point in choosing to do the right thing, there would be no point to Frodo's behaviour, nor any point to his suffering. This reduces the whole tale to just a sick game played by a creator who wants the beings he has created to go through the mill for some unknown reason, whereas when events are determined by their actions alone, it is up to them to do right and act in the way that will please Eru.