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But what could one hope to gain from The Lord of the Rings if one looked at it in light of, say, Buddhist principles? It seems that if one chooses to view something in such a way, one will at best merely reaffirm his or her own beliefs. Taking away Buddhist ideas from The Lord of the Rings may be relevant to the reader's spiritual life, but it is certainly not relevant to share such ideas in this forum.
Example:
Poster: I saw many similarities between The Lord of the Rings and the canon of the Latvian Orthodox Church. So-and-so aspects of LotR are reminiscent of so-and-so beliefs officially held by the LOC.
Us: Yes, those do indeed appear to be similarities (or don't). So what?
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