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Forum: The Books
09-08-2006, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 467
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Feanor of the Peredhil
This is admittedly a rough sketch of a post... ...
This is admittedly a rough sketch of a post... I'm still hashing my way through the thoughts. And the literature that Tolkien loved so well and drew so heavily upon comes from a society... |
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2006, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
I have an odd idea. It's a fledgling idea,...
I have an odd idea. It's a fledgling idea, trying to fly, but falling out of the nest and hitting the ground hard. I think it needs proper feathers before it'll work properly and be worth sharing.... |
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Forum: The Books
09-06-2006, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Collective unconscious and all that? Or am I...
Collective unconscious and all that? Or am I misremembering? |
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Forum: The Books
09-06-2006, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
There is the tree in the Volsunga Saga...
There is the tree in the Volsunga Saga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volsung) into which Odin thrusts the sword. Tolkien drew profusely from that saga as discussed on Rune's Tolkien and Norse... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2006, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2006, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
I am hesitant about this post, but consider it to...
I am hesitant about this post, but consider it to be thinking aloud. I attended a presentation third term last year on communication as an art form and much to my fascination, this... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2006, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Helen, could you expound on post 250? I haven't...
Helen, could you expound on post 250? I haven't got a Bible handy to check your references and I don't know the works well enough to remember. |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2006, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
I ponder taking the discussion to PM so that it...
I ponder taking the discussion to PM so that it can be discussed instead of qualified, though I do not want to leave any interested parties out. Helen, would you be interested in helping me out with... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2006, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
But davem, the problem is taking the author out...
But davem, the problem is taking the author out of the equation. Once a book has been written, yes, it becomes a separate entity. But it's like saying that a child, once grown, does not have within... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2006, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
And it is deliciously respectful to refer to them...
And it is deliciously respectful to refer to them as ridiculous. I've already read it. And while the Old Testament was infinitely more interesting to me than the New, they're both... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2006, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
If we can suspend disbelief into declaring that...
If we can suspend disbelief into declaring that Gandalf is Gandalf and not just a conglomeration of words on paper, surely we can suspend disbelief on religion long enough to think [openly]? ... |
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Forum: The Books
09-02-2006, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Ahem.
If atheism is the trouble, I can continue his argument for him. I am not atheist. If Christianity is the trouble, I can continue his argument for him. I am not Christian. This entire... |
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2006, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Really? I was under the impression that I...
Really? I was under the impression that I couldn't care less if LotR is Christian in nature, appearance, or dream. I only ever argued that if I wanted to see that meaning, nobody should have the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2006, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2006, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
To the 'It's only fiction!' camp, I direct to you...
To the 'It's only fiction!' camp, I direct to you part of a quote from the movie V for Vendetta. Lies exist solely to direct meaning. They are merely a separate form of truth, whatever truth... |
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Forum: The Books
08-30-2006, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
If it's possible, should it be forbidden to ride...
If it's possible, should it be forbidden to ride your bike to the moon? Surely not. If it's impossible, why are the con-lobbyists at all worried? |
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Forum: The Books
08-30-2006, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Thus far it's been fun simply to antagonize you. ...
Thus far it's been fun simply to antagonize you. The specifics will come when I have free time to think about it. As for anybody else's specifics... you'll have to wait for their responses. |
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Forum: The Books
08-29-2006, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
You know, I really want to expound upon this now....
You know, I really want to expound upon this now. I'll resist the urge though... things to do and all that. But-- If your free thought allows you to make associations between Gandalf and Uncle... |
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Forum: The Books
08-29-2006, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
But the artist, as the creator, has the most...
But the artist, as the creator, has the most sincere understanding of the work having seen it through from the smallest bud of inspiration to the many rewrites, the many cross-outs, the many... |
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Forum: The Books
08-28-2006, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
I can't speak for anybody else, but I don't seek...
I can't speak for anybody else, but I don't seek a revelation at all. I'm just in it for the fun of it all. Eru help us, don't you ever just play? |
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Forum: The Books
08-28-2006, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Do you have a point? We are not discussing a...
Do you have a point? We are not discussing a mysterious and magical text that was brought down from on high within a burst of white light, whose origins are unknown, and that promises to save the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2006, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
I understand both your opinion and Tolkien's. ...
I understand both your opinion and Tolkien's. I'm just ignoring them in favor of my own. Hope you don't mind too much, darling. :) |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2006, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Vastly.
Think on it: say that paints were...
Vastly. Think on it: say that paints were terribly hard to come by several hundred years ago for an impoverished dozenth or so child of poor parents. Say that canvases are quite equally... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2006, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
Sure. But can you not analyze things without...
Sure. But can you not analyze things without losing the magic? That's not a rhetorical question. Can't you go through something and study it without interest being lost through the findings of the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2006, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 98,889
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Feanor of the Peredhil
I'll certainly agree with that. Far be it for me...
I'll certainly agree with that. Far be it for me to force a connection no matter what the context. My only point is that if people really have no interest in making the connections, why haunt this... |
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