It's important to consider the world in which they live. It's very different from ours, and probably wouldn't be so unfathomable had you existed in that world. Napoleon, Hitler...there are characters in reality that I'd have trouble believing in if they were characters in a work of fiction, but they were real. How much more believable are the heroes and gods of Greek and Roman mythology?
In order for the characters to be totally believable to our minds in this world, their world, too, would have to be believable - a simulation or parallel of our world. That would be no fun! Besides, Elrond probably wouldn't believe a book he read that explained computers, cars, and CDs.
[ December 06, 2002: Message edited by: Legalos ]
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