Wondering about the Elves...

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Originally posted by NotHomeYet:
<STRONG>One of the main beliefs of all the Christians I've ever known (ha, yeah, that includes yours truly, if you hadn't already guessed) is that there IS no difference between corruption and experience.

While Tolkien doesn't exactly give us an outline of Middle Earth's sexual mores, he certainly came from a generation in which premarital sex was frowned upon, and was likely to have picked up on that. Besides, the Catholic church is famous for being pretty staunch on that point...

Well, I'll just stick with my theory, thank'ee much... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]</STRONG>

Ah, guess you haven't met many Christians like myself yet! See, corruption is...corruption. Experience, on the other hand, is something that we must transcend, and grow wiser in the process. Just look at the double-meaning behind Blake's The Lamb. And no, by saying this I don't mean that we should all jump into the bushes with Beren (ah, what a thought! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ), or spend the rest of our lives mulling over the sexual behaviors of various characters from Middle Earth, but this has been a good discussion nonetheless, and I hate for people to feel as if they are being corrupted. It's not me you should worry about anywyay, when it comes to corruption.
...Yes, I do wear my estrogen on my sleeve from time to time.