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If one chooses to judge it.
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But our moral person is supposed to do that about himself.
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A work of fiction cannot be 'immoral' - only the intent of the maker & the interpretation of the reader can be judged moral or immoral.
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A message cannot be immoral? How about a message promoting racism or fascism?
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are you prepared to judge a person's character based on whether they choose Morgoth over Eru, or think A Nazgul is cooler than an Elf?
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You keep throwing this argument at me. We were talking here strictly about your proposed 'perfectly moral' person and what it could or could not do.
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If a reader chooses to approach Tolkien's work as being no more 'serious' or 'deep' than South Park then, however 'moral' they are they may side with Morgoth, Eru or the Fox in the Shire & it will have absolutely no relevance at all in terms of understanding the reader's moral value system.
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I agree, since in this case there is no actual siding in either instance.