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Does that mean that you think ignorance is a good excuse for doing immoral things?
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No, but at least spiritually, intention counts. And in this context the elves too were victimes, when they were ambushed by night and the likes.
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I actually do not think it matters one bit wether someone could have acted better than the elves, at least not when you talk morality and such. One should be judged by ones own actions and not the ones of others.
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I fail to see the relevance of a morality standard that no one could ever achieve. Tolkien too rejected criticism of Frodo, that he could have done better, saying such a thing could have happened only in stories unconcorned with "real moral and mental probability". I hold that the same applies here.
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then what about towards dwarves. . .I do realise that this was mutual and due the whole war buisness.
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Can you be more specific about this particular intolerance?