Posted: July 13, 1999 at 02:46:37: by Andrew
: (1) are the Valar also constrained by fate?
: In favor of this interpretation appear to be the express statement "to all things else" in the quote above, as well as the Dooms of Mandos which almost invariably involve the Valar. It would seem the Valar are constrained by what they (and other Ainur) sang in the Ainulindale. : (2)If the Valar are constrained by fate, then why is Arda considered "marred"? This is because the initial music planned by Eru was altered by Melkor. The end result is still the same (ultimate good, as said by Eru in his rebuke of Melkor), but now the process is marred by strife discord, aand generally evil. : (3) Doesn't the injection of the Free Will of the Atani disrupt or eliminate Fate? (I don%
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