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Curmudgeonly Wordwraith
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Regarding the circumlocutious debate concerning Eru and his omniscience, to me he/she/it was neither good or bad, and resembled Yahweh of the Torah, who could be quite despicable at times, butchering enemies of Israel wholesale (like Yahweh, Eru did slaughter innocent folks -- the old and the infant -- on Numenor). Aside from the Eru discussion, I do not believe there was any character exhibiting an absolute goodness, because the definition of 'absolute good' would preclude items like killing (even in battle) and lying (even little white lies); therefore, even Gandalf or Sam, who have been mentioned by others, did have their foibles and faults. I suppose it is necessary for this dialogue to define what is meant by 'absolute good'. Here are some extracts from our friends at Merriam-Webster: ABSOLUTE: free from imperfection perfect, pure outright , unmitigated having no restriction, exception, or qualification positive , unquestionable fundamental, ultimate perfectly embodying the nature of a thing <absolute justice> GOOD: virtuous, right , commendable kind, benevolent competent , skillful loyal There are no characters who match these definors on a consistent basis, and actually the word absolute goes beyond mere consistency, it means, rather, always exhibiting certain characteristics, and free from imperfections.
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