Melkor; Evil by Will or Evil by Nature? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Daniel Telcontar · 05-11-2002, 05:27 PM

Gothmog, you write that Melkor had something dark in him from the beginning. But since Tolkien was a Christian, I do not believe that I am totally wrong when I compare Melkor's fall from Eru with the fall of Lucifer, Satan, from God. And since God is only good, or light, as you might prefer, then so is Eru.
That means, that Melkor did not have any dark inside him from his "birth", but that it was all his own decision to become evil.

05-11-2002, 05:27 PM	#11
Daniel Telcontar Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 713	Gothmog, you write that Melkor had something dark in him from the beginning. But since Tolkien was a Christian, I do not believe that I am totally wrong when I compare Melkor's fall from Eru with the fall of Lucifer, Satan, from God. And since God is only good, or light, as you might prefer, then so is Eru. That means, that Melkor did not have any dark inside him from his "birth", but that it was all his own decision to become evil. __________________ Two beer or not two beer, that is the question; by Shakesbeer