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JWPlatt
Grey Havens
Oct 9 2012, 3:24am
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Tolkien wrote the following:
"to the ultimate judgement upon Gollum I would not care to enquire. This would be to investigate Goddes privitee’, as the Medievals said.
To understand my frustration with this attitude that the knowledge possessed by the author's fictional gods, angels, and the saved, is not proper for human beings to know, start by reading my post here:
http://newboards.theonering.net/...i?post=484455#484455
Unlike Elizabeth, I would certain call out Tolkien in the strongest terms on this matter because, like no one else who ever existed, or the gods, it certainly is for him to decide - of all people. Tolkien created the gods of his fiction so he damn well can speak for them if he chooses. And he did create an afterlife in his fiction, so he absolutely could have gone there to tell of such events. He is otherwise confusing his own fiction for reality, either literally or in actual fear that his own god is listening and would Himself be confused and call it blasphemy.
(This post was edited by Altaira on Oct 10 2012, 12:59am)
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Gollum's ultimate "fate"?
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CyberGhostface
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Oct 5 2012, 11:11pm
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Yes.
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Elizabeth
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Oct 6 2012, 3:59am
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great question
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dijomaja
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Oct 6 2012, 11:14am
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True, however
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elevorn
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Oct 8 2012, 1:52pm
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well, first let me say...
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weaver
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Oct 9 2012, 2:39am
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Literary Cowardice II
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JWPlatt
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Oct 9 2012, 3:24am
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Well if you have an artisticall inspiration...
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Mr. Arkenstone (isaac)
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Oct 9 2012, 2:55pm
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Fictional characters often wander off to unspecified fates.
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Elizabeth
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Oct 9 2012, 10:18pm
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Rationalizations
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JWPlatt
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Oct 9 2012, 10:51pm
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Maybe you're misinterpreting
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FarFromHome
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Oct 10 2012, 8:49am
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don't forget...
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dijomaja
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Oct 11 2012, 11:02am
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