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Tyrannus Incorporalis
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: the North
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I see what you are saying, Nils, but I still think you are reading my words out of context. I do not believe that Eru is an 'evil dictator'. Far from it. I am saying that since everything is his Creation then he is an influence on EVERY SINGLE THING in the world. It is impossible to create without influencing, just as it is impossible to observe without changing. His creations would inherently be influenced by him.
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Melkor was turned to evil because of the disposition he developed as a Child of Iluvatar. How else could Melkor have risen up in rebellion against Iluvatar's theme? He did not have any previous knowledge of rebellion and did not have any influences outside of the Halls of Iluvatar. Therefore it must have been an affect of Iluvatar on Melkor that he learned how to rebel. A child does not learn how to speak unless they hear others speak, to walk unless others walk, etc. Since Iluvatar was the only teacher the Valar had, their personalities were reflections (distorted or blown up though they may have been) of parts of his own. Quote:
Only when the background is completely laid and personality moulded can an individual truly assert free will over their lives.
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