Posted: April 03, 2000 at 03:24:29: by Bacchus
: Ahh, thank you for this! I am enjoying this emmensely (sp??), even though it looks like a losing battle!!
: I think the main thing that's telling against me is the fact that yes, they did fail. And you are reading me quite correctly, I realise that they failed, and I am trying to justify it, or in actual fact, playing the Devil's Advocate, a counter point, so as to ascertain the matter. I realise what you mean about the Dragon Fly example, but that's the whole point. If one of the premises is incorrect, then we must look for signs, which point to new premises.: I think that we can look at it as either "It just IS, get over it", or we can look at it being an inconsistancy in LotR. : I had thought that the point was contestable, but your quote from Letters seems to make sense. : Still, you must admit that such a parallel shouldn't make sense. E.g the silmarilli, the palantir, etc. : I dunno. But it's been fun. : No harm done, and I'll buy you a drink at the Green Dragon. : Gandalf Cool. Afterwards, we can pop in to the Prancing Pony. For some reason, the beer there has been great recently...
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