Is Eru God?

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Originally Posted by Eonwe

in the christian view, if you sin, you're screwed, except for grace and jesus' blood.

Unless we assume that all of Tolkien's revelations were BC, then a blood sacrifice would do.

Originally Posted by davem

Recently I've begun to wonder whether what we get from LotR is not 'satisfaction' a having our spiritual questions answered or our confusions & dilemmas resolved, but rather a 'confirmation' of our own doubts & uncertainties.

Or do we see a reflection of what we want it all to be? Do Christians see the Christian God? Do others see a First Cause? And still others might see a great 'explanatory' mythology. And of course the more boring just see words on a page...

Is that the making of the next poll where one indicates his/her belief system and also how he/she perceives Eru? I'd wager that you'd see a strong correlation between 'beliefs' and the text.