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Old 08-05-2007, 12:36 PM   #93
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But your logic is flawed even in human terms, as the same act of harming someone can have different moral connotations, depending on the circumstances and the intentions. As to the difference between Eru and Morgoth, any resemblance in the intention to perpetuate evil is considered a priori wrong, in Tolkien's universe too.
But if I can only know Eru & Morgoth by their actions (ie by their direct effect on myself & the world around me ) how can I know one is 'good' & one is 'evil' - unless I use some kind of objective standard?

Your theory is fine, but for practical purposes I (as an inhabitant of M-e) have to decide which one is right & which one is wrong, & whose side I will be on. And to do that I have to have a set of standards by which I make a judgement - unless I resort to tossing a coin. I can only decide 'X' is good & 'Y' is evil according to a strict, pre-existing set of standards.
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