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Well, X-phial, I would say that Eru is inherently and irrevocably good.
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Eru is demonstrably not a character nor a direct engager in the war of the ring.
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The names may change, but not the properties. So it doesn't matter if other words are thought up for it. It's still blue.
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Blue is a concept that can be physically demonstrated and tested, we can never KNOW those things which we cannot test. Regardless, this doesn't mean they aren't there, just that we can't know them. Many of the rules imposed as religious truths and rights and wrongs are there for practical reasons. Incest is WRONG according to almost every culture, but if a brother and sister grow up alone, without a social code to tell them that it is, are they wrong for acting on their instincts? Can you judge them as evil or bad? Strong taboos are put in place for our protection in most cases, that does not make them absolute.
[ May 07, 2003: Message edited by: The X Phial ]