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Originally Posted by blantyr
Dakêsîntrah might stand as an example, with his interest in world mythology and comparative religion coloring his posts. To the extent that my interests and studies don't overlap his, my interest in and understanding of Tolkien are going to focus on different aspects and ideas. While Dakêsîntrah and I might plausibly be unusual or extreme cases, I'd suggest we all bring something of ourselves into what we find in Middle Earth.
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Indeed we do. Some of us, for example, may allow the fact that we actually
know something about mythology and comparative religion to colour our responses to someone whose endless posting regarding the same is riddled with leaps of logic and demonstrable factual errors. Or we may allow a certain impatience to show in our reactions to what perhaps looks like to us like an act of complete self-indulgence. Just being ourselves,
blantyr.
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Originally Posted by blantyr
There is not so much difference "between saying your opinions should be above question, and maintaining you're always right," however I assert neither.
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Then you're fine with your ideas, like
Dak's before you, being open to debate just like everyone else's? An excellent start.
