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Originally Posted by Hilde Bracegirdle
Yes, I did doubt the later. But is Iluvatar capable of having thoughts that come into being that are not necessarily holy? This is not to say that they are evil, but just not of the same level as the main players we read about.
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I don't think there is something he is not able to do, unless he so wishes. In various places Tolkien speculates how intentions, events and actions all depend on Eru, so that even evil requires his "toleration". However, we should note that all the ainur were created good, and Elrond too sustains this idea at the Council ("nothing is evil in the beginning).