OK, so bodies do not have a choice in their motions. so that analogy is flawed.
But I was trying to refute this:
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Men's different freedom is mainly expressed in a way they die.
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Yes, Men are given the choice to leave the World, but in it they can also change the Music within the World.
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...to shape [the Atani's] life, amid the powers and chances of the world, beyond the Music of the Ainur, which is fate to all things else.
(The Silmarillion 1 - emphasis mine)
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"of the world" is included in the same sentence as "beyond the Music of the Ainur." It just tells me that while in the world, Men have freedom of choice - within Eru's bounds, that is -, no matter where the Music seems to push them.
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"Beyond the Music" in a quote provided indicates exactly what it does - that Men leave the World after they die,
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This tells me that you think the World is the Music. I think the World, and everything that happens in it, is the result of the Music. Therefore, "beyond the Music" doesn't necessarily imply "beyond the World."
Must leave now - only working on a rented computer. And I'm running out of cash.