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it seems logical to conclude that orcs were not immortal, because immortality would never have been granted to them by Iluvatar in the first place
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Bill, it seems to me you evaluate immortality here as some kind of a prize. I read somehow - "and for they were evil, Eru would never have granted them immortality". Maybe I err, correct me if I do. Still, if I don't, I think this is not the case. Elvish immortality is not prize, it's a given feature of elvish nature. So not giving orks immortality in case they were not corrupted elves was not the case of punishment or reward. Being mortal does not matter if they are not elves, and being immortal (within the confines of Arda) is just normal if they are.