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Old 12-18-2009, 01:38 PM   #1
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If his body was invulnerable to harm, he could have simply jumped off and made a run for it. He also is anxious in the claws of the Eagle (if I remember correctly).
Who said Gandalf's body was invulnerable to harm? Certainly not I, nor anyone else here, I think.
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Old 12-18-2009, 01:48 PM   #2
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Who said Gandalf's body was invulnerable to harm? Certainly not I, nor anyone else here, I think.
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Yes, Jolt, I do believe that if Gandalf is (as you admit) Ainur, then since the Ainur are neither men nor mortals, but are in fact immortal, therefore Gandalf is neither a man, nor mortal. What is confusing to you about that conclusion? And incidentally, immortals can die, although they do not age.
Sorry; I took the above to mean that you think that Gandalf's body was not subject to nature.
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