: : Who says so? You can speculate all you want about what the motivations of an immortal race, but at the end of the day, neither, I, Tolkien or anyone else really knows what their motivations would be (elves or not). But the Eldar were Tolkien's creation and therefore only have to obey and live within the story he set down.

: : The paradoxs are there only if you look for them and only if you want them to be there.

: : One could say Fantasy is all about the suspension of disbelief and therefore pointing out paradoxs is pretty futile.

: Then why have boards like this? Why discuss anything? And if you have this attitude, why bother posting? Why does speculation irritate certain people...

There are two types of speculation. One who might clearify matters, and one who will not. This one is of the last group.
Speculation that doesn't do any good iritates some people, belive it or not.

Meneldur