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Old 12-15-2002, 03:56 PM   #41
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What's the difference between a fallen Angel and a fallen Vala? Both are no longer in the Divine Host and both have tried and failed numerous times to corrupt the world.
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Old 12-15-2002, 03:58 PM   #42
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ooo, got me there. That's completely true...anyway we better stay on topic
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Old 12-15-2002, 04:35 PM   #43
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Major question science is supposed to answer, is "how?". It, by definition, is not supposed, and can not, answer question "why?"
Heren, I’m beginning to think you have read Etienne Gilson [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Anyway, that is why the scientist can not find God, but that isn’t a negative criticism of the scientist. What I don’t understand is the argument against God based on natural science. The big bang, evolution, or the rigidity of stained underwear are no proof for or against the existence of God, they don’t, by their very nature, even broach the issue.

Burrahobbit is right when he says that Eru is the Christian God, but only because Eru was conceived by a Christian. After all, Mattius is right, Eru was created by JRRT, but in the image and likeness (pardon the pun) of the God of revelation.

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Methinks that the Universe was around forever, never created, never will be destroyed, and maybe Eru just evolved, graduated from the universal MIT, and created a laboratory world.
…may be true, if you are a Greek, but is not true of Eru, because Eru, as opposed to Aristotle’s unmoved movers, is conceived by a Christian and resembles that Christian’s God.

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Thankfully, such questions are side-stepped in Tolkien's universe.
But seeing the pains that JRRT went through in the composition of the Silm to say that Eru created ex nihilo seems to indicate that he did not side-step the issue. “…intentionally in the revision…” Haunting words for those who don’t want to deal with these themes in Tolkien.

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot. The scientific properties of energy in no way prove an infinite chain of causality. Both first and final causality are based on the metaphysical concept of mutability, and not on an empirical observation of physical causes (that would be just plain silly). Energy, as described by physics is probably the most mutable thing out there, and thus most of all subject to first and final causality.

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Old 12-15-2002, 05:51 PM   #44
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Check HoME (I think VII, or maybe VIII):

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Istari = Angels
There is also a reference to other times JRRT has referred to the Ainur as Angels.
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Old 12-16-2002, 08:29 AM   #45
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No, Bill, I haven't. Though I would like ion case you provide me with the link or something [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

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Istari=Angels on philological grounds as well as are paralleled with their status. Since Angel means messenger in Greek, and Istari are referred to as messengers of the Valar in several places.
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Old 12-16-2002, 08:57 AM   #46
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Links to Etienne Gilson: This page contains a brief biography. Here's an example from my favorite book. And here is a bit of a bibliography .
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Old 12-17-2002, 06:43 AM   #47
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