Thread: Is Eru God?
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Old 11-20-2005, 07:01 PM   #152
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Originally Posted by davem
Fine - but why should Frodo have to suffer & lose his life because of Eru's choice to permit freewill - wouldn't the more 'moral' action on Eru's part have been to suffer himself, rather than choose Frodo to go through it?
If suffering is the only consideration, then maybe. But if development of the soul, and growth of the spirit is the goal, then suffering is part of the process. We dodge suffering, as humans, and we hate it, but it creates something that rose petals and an easy life cannot.
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