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mark12_30 · 11-19-2006, 01:14 PM

So are you saying that you can't both die and return in Rhode Island? What is it about Faerie that rules out returning from the dead? And if you've returned from the dead, why can't you return from Faerie? I don't understand your objection.

To me your argument-- if you die in Faerie you can't come back-- puts Faerie in charge of your mortality. Which would be like saying, if Frodo goes to the undying lands, he has to live forever. No; he's mortal; he's bound by Eru's plan for him.

So if Lazarus had died in Faerie, no raising allowed?

11-19-2006, 01:14 PM	#21
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	So are you saying that you can't both die and return in Rhode Island? What is it about Faerie that rules out returning from the dead? And if you've returned from the dead, why can't you return from Faerie? I don't understand your objection. To me your argument-- if you die in Faerie you can't come back-- puts Faerie in charge of your mortality. Which would be like saying, if Frodo goes to the undying lands, he has to live forever. No; he's mortal; he's bound by Eru's plan for him. So if Lazarus had died in Faerie, no raising allowed? __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.