Absolutely Evil

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Originally Posted by Boromir88

2) Eru being the creator here and I think the representation of absolute good...I mean Tolkien doesn't say there isn't an absolute good? So, if Eru is the absolute good and he is the creator of everything, can he create something absolutely evil? Can he create an equal and opposite force?

Though Eru can be considered goodly, I would never place it as "absolutely good." It made Melkor and the Void. It seems to have set up the game and lets each team play (unless Manwë gets whiny and asks for Daddy Eru to go get his ball...), knowing which team will eventually win in the end (one side has the advantage of love), but still is excited about the play.