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Reg Pither · 10-21-2005, 04:12 AM

I could only vote for number 1 in the poll, as it is the only one that is indisputable. However, as others have pointed out, it's probably a mixture of 1, 2 and 4.

As for the Eru=God idea, it's not something I've ever thought about much, but my take on it is that Eru is less like the benevolent Christian God that we all know and love (!), but slightly more like the chaotic Gods of Greek and Roman legend - specifically Zeus/Jupiter. So, while I know it's probably a bit lazy (and possibly sacrilegious by Mr Marley's exacting standards

), but Eru=God (but not our God) works for me as a general rule.

View Poll Results: Gollum went into the Crack of Doom because
he slipped	26	44.83%
Eru willed it	16	27.59%
he jumped on purpose	7	12.07%
the quest needed to end this way to make sense	9	15.52%
Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

10-21-2005, 04:12 AM	#23
Reg Pither Pile O'Bones Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: London Posts: 23	I could only vote for number 1 in the poll, as it is the only one that is indisputable. However, as others have pointed out, it's probably a mixture of 1, 2 and 4. As for the Eru=God idea, it's not something I've ever thought about much, but my take on it is that Eru is less like the benevolent Christian God that we all know and love (!), but slightly more like the chaotic Gods of Greek and Roman legend - specifically Zeus/Jupiter. So, while I know it's probably a bit lazy (and possibly sacrilegious by Mr Marley's exacting standards ), but Eru=God (but not our God) works for me as a general rule.