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Tolkien shows evil often as the desire to take God's place (whether on a large or small scale)...in Morgoth and Sauron, for example, this principle is taken to maximum magnitude in the thought that one has the capabilities to supplant the Creator and still be able to sustain the world he created. Aule does something similar but apparently less offensive when he thinks he can create his own lifeforms apart from Eru's children.
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...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.
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