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Forum: The Books 11-18-2005, 02:30 PM |
Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Hookbill the Goomba
Not realy. If someone makes something but lets...
Not realy. If someone makes something but lets someone else look after it, does that make the look-after-er the creator? No. |
Forum: The Books 11-18-2005, 12:58 PM |
Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Hookbill the Goomba
A Thought has just occurred to me.
What I...
A Thought has just occurred to me. What I thought of was this: Tolkien wanted to write a new Mythology. He loved all the old mythologies in Norse and such. Most of those had multiple gods (like... |
Forum: The Books 11-18-2005, 11:36 AM |
Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Hookbill the Goomba
Gurthang, may I ask a seventh?
7. Did...
Gurthang, may I ask a seventh? 7. Did Tolkien intend Eru to be read as God (Jehovah)? I think that is the real question here. Otherwise, it seems to me that we may be delving into the realms of... |
Forum: The Books 11-18-2005, 10:59 AM |
Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
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Hookbill the Goomba
But, Tolkien being a Christian, do you not think...
But, Tolkien being a Christian, do you not think that he may have deliberately put these parallels into the story? I think that he wanted the Christian message in his legend and, as I mentioned... |
Forum: The Books 11-18-2005, 10:03 AM |
Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 63,731
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Hookbill the Goomba
Although Tolkien said that God was far too...
Although Tolkien said that God was far too complex for him to put into words, I think it is plain that Eru is supposed to be God. The story of Ainulindele (sorry if I've spelt that wrong) bares... |
Forum: The Books 11-16-2005, 11:40 AM |
Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 63,731
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Hookbill the Goomba
Sorry for not justifying my vote yet, I've not...
Sorry for not justifying my vote yet, I've not had time yet... but here goes. This is how I see it: Middle Earth was supposed to be a new mythology for England and (not meaning to sound pompous or... |
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