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Old 03-04-2008, 03:48 PM   #4
skip spence
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Originally Posted by Bęthberry View Post
What might be more useful than arguing definitions of evil is clarifying what "curse" means.
I don't believe in "curses" either

And I suppose Tolkien's various curses and prophesies (that all come true) are narrative tecnique more than anything else. Reminds me of the old greek tragedies where the protagonist goes to Delphi, is told his (un-)fortune and spends the rest of the play vainly trying to avoid it.
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