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Originally Posted by Roa_Aoife
My word, people, are we here to discuss Tolkien's works or personal philosophy? If it's the latter, we'll be arguing till Kingdom Come. (Religious reference definitely intended.) That is, you'll be arguing, because there's no way I'm getting dragged in to that.
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Exactly. Tolkien clearly believed Eru=God (the 'version' he believed in). Simply saying 'Well, Eru isn't at all like God, so there!' is running away from the real issue. Tolkien is saying some very definite (& perhaps very
uncomfortable) things about God. Aren't they worthy of consideration at least? Do we learn anything at all about God from what Tolkien says about Eru?
Should we put Tolkien in the dock?