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Forum: The Books 11-18-2005, 02:30 PM
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Poll: Is Eru God?
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Thumbs up 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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Boots 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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Thumbs up 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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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?
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Thumbs up 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?
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Thumbs up 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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