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Forum: The Movies
03-07-2007, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 714
Views: 458,252
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Raynor
I will repeat, we have no clue how these...
I will repeat, we have no clue how these abilities will be used, how they are countered, what is their effects on the opponent, if Gandalf and the witch-king would necessarily make the same decisions... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
I agree; this would be the utilitarian aspect of...
I agree; this would be the utilitarian aspect of art I reffered to previously. However, I would have my doubts about this case, if the person in question would start derailing the RPG thread... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-07-2007, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 714
Views: 458,252
Posted By
Raynor
There is no single clue as to what abilities...
There is no single clue as to what abilities either of them would use in an actual one-on-one confrontation. That is why I consider your claim that luck has no place there as unwarranted, at least... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
However, my point is that one doesn't have to act...
However, my point is that one doesn't have to act on a certain desire/intention to be immoral. One cannot say that he delights in evil and still claim complete morality. Please specify what you... |
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Forum: The Books
03-07-2007, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,790
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Raynor
I believe he does have it, he was able to feel...
I believe he does have it, he was able to feel Frodo from very far away, at Amon Hen; he would have pinpointed him, if Gandalf hadn't stepped in (as he later recounts): |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
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Raynor
Regarding your previous statement:
You are...
Regarding your previous statement: You are vague about this; if playing an orc is simple childplay, named that way, then yeah, there is no problem. If it involves theft or unnecessary destruction,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
What limits do you have in mind?
There are...
What limits do you have in mind? There are few, if any, such instances. We are left to wonder how a certain battle went about; concerning the first one, all that is said of Melkor is in one... |
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Forum: The Books
03-07-2007, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 30,321
Posted By
Raynor
Seeing that Luthien was mortal, for all intents...
Seeing that Luthien was mortal, for all intents and purposes, by the time she returns from Mandos, Dior should be a Man, being the son of two mortal parents. |
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Forum: The Movies
03-07-2007, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 714
Views: 458,252
Posted By
Raynor
All of them, I suppose. However, given the exact...
All of them, I suppose. However, given the exact same conditions, I doubt that a certain fight between the same opponents, if repeated, will always have the same outcome (unless the disparities in... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
So, instead of presenting any proof for your...
So, instead of presenting any proof for your position you resort to distorting my argument? I have said "liking "amusement, excitement and intellectual stimulation" in itself is not morally wrong" -... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
Well, not fun in doing them was my point, but in...
Well, not fun in doing them was my point, but in "witnessing" instances of evil, in and of itself. As I have argued, morality is defined first and foremost by intention. I would also... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-07-2007, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 714
Views: 458,252
Posted By
Raynor
Why? Sauron himself was previously defeated when...
Why? Sauron himself was previously defeated when he fought against two non-maiar (and Fingolfin wounded even Melkor). There is no single circumstance that I know of when a body is made invulnerable. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
However, it is one thing to say <<"I like...
However, it is one thing to say <<"I like amusement, excitement and intellectual stimulation" "and I admit that said evil guys may display them">> and totally another to say <<"I like Melkor because... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
Let us look at your argument again:
Since you...
Let us look at your argument again: Since you have made said statement, the burden of proof lies on you to show the inevitability of the outcome. You need to prove that a certain liking will... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
However, lack of favorable conditions is not an...
However, lack of favorable conditions is not an excuse for persistance in wickedness. If it has any relevance, I actually debated with such a person. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
I am. This argument is a slippery slope fallacy:...
I am. This argument is a slippery slope fallacy: you have yet to prove that if one delights in evil, then one will necessarily do evil acts. Fortunately, there are steps. However, that does not... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
The subject of irremediable allegiance to evil is...
The subject of irremediable allegiance to evil is not considered settled. Anyway, Tolkien stated in the letters that "there exists the possibility of being placed in a position beyond one's power",... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
What is your argument here? That a certain thing...
What is your argument here? That a certain thing is good because it is popular? That, in and of itself, is an instance of "ad populum" fallacy. Yes, I argue that there is a degree of immorality if we... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-07-2007, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 190
Views: 36,148
Posted By
Raynor
However, as has been pointed out previously, this...
However, as has been pointed out previously, this invokes an exception to morality that, as far as I am aware, does not exist. As far as I am aware, this point has not been yet addressed. |
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Forum: The Books
03-07-2007, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,790
Posted By
Raynor
However, I doubt that Sauron constantly watches...
However, I doubt that Sauron constantly watches around Mordor; the quote mentions greater "urgency", which is more indicative of Sauron's intent, although, he remains in the 'dark'. Debatable |
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Forum: The Movies
03-07-2007, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 714
Views: 458,252
Posted By
Raynor
I agree; however, I was reffering to the books...
I agree; however, I was reffering to the books having this possible believability problem, I apologise if I wasn't specific enough. Well, it wasn't technically daylight, since they were fighting... |
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Forum: The Books
03-07-2007, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,790
Posted By
Raynor
Sauron apparently felt the ring, but was hindered...
Sauron apparently felt the ring, but was hindered in identifiying it due to the shadows he has put around as a defence |
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Forum: The Books
03-06-2007, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 32,980
Posted By
Raynor
I believe that a "far higher order" would reffer...
I believe that a "far higher order" would reffer to the difference between an embodied istar and Sauron; an istar would assume many weaknesses specific to a Man's body (cf. The Istari, UT), and the... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-06-2007, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 714
Views: 458,252
Posted By
Raynor
I agree; he hinted at this at the beginning of...
I agree; he hinted at this at the beginning of the letter, when he said "the canons of narrative an in any medium cannot be wholly different". He did express irritation (and resentment) for errors... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-06-2007, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 714
Views: 458,252
Posted By
Raynor
I would have two things to mention regarding your...
I would have two things to mention regarding your request. First, there is the problem of burden of proof. If I understand you correctly, you argue that Zimmerman made, concerning that specific... |
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