Why where the Teleri Ships Irreplaceable?

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It does not excuse Feanor from doing the wrong thing. He still defied the divine authorities that were placed above him

Oh, nothing excuses the one who defies authorities [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
It is said that only he never makes mistakes who does nothing. The Valar in dealings with Melkor made no mistakes because they did mothing to stop his evil deeds (didn't they know anything about them?) Or did they leave the whole world to suffer just because of one elf's folly? A nice sort of excuse. So probably Feanor (impatient and hot-tempered as he was) felt that he had simply nobody to rely on, but himself and those who would follow. His actions can be called rash and stubborn, but at least they are ACTIONS