Would he have done it? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gurthang · 11-15-2005, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Folwren

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Originally Posted by Gurthang

Who says that a Hobbit or a Man or Gandalf (or even Manwe) has the same sense of 'fair' that Eru does. What Iluvatar does cannot be judged wrong or right by lesser beings, it is right by the nature that Eru is the Creator and therefore always right. But I digress...

No one says. But if Eru's anything like God (and I've seen lots of parallels in Tolkien's work) then he wouldn't do something like that. It's not his way or his nature. Think about it.

Yes, I definitely agree with that. Whatever Eru (and God) chooses to do is right. He can't do anything wrong. And that means he wouldn't make anyone do wrong.

But my point was that people far less than equal to Eru can't choose what is right(fair). They may choose to do what is right(fair), or discover what is right(fair), but they aren't the ones who say this is right(fair) or this is wrong(unfair). It is up to Eru to pronounce what is right(fair). But what is right(fair) might not be the same as what Gandalf thinks is right(fair).

Basically, I'm saying that 'fair' is extremely relative to perspective, and that in situations like this, the only true perspective is Eru's, who knows the whole scheme and works it to his plan.