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Originally posted by Faboba
The first part being his letter, yis?
The first part being his letter, yis?
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No. I was referring to Ainulindale, which deals with the creation of the universe.Golfing since 67 -
It's little wonder that the Tolkienian mythology bears much resemblence with the Christian one.Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Tolkien, along with C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley was a founding member of a Christian religious society at Oxford (or was it Cambidge) at a time when religion was very much on the decline.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
It's little wonder that the Tolkienian mythology bears much resemblence with the Christian one.
How so?Golfing since 67Comment
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I mean, Sam had some issues to work out...
How so?
I don't want to get into this now (too late), but there was a course taught at Rutgers called Oxford Christianity and Tolkien, indicating that a lot of people do see the links between Tolkien and Christian mythology (Frodo as the Messiah).“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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The Silmarrilion is full of Christian elements.
Just read the first chapters. God, angels, the fallen angel becoming the devil, etcQuod Me Nutrit Me DestruitComment
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Yes, it makes me think. It makes me think that some people can twist anything into what they want to see.
Similar to "statistics".Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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I think Disney is racist because ducks only date ducks and mice only date mice.
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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The fruit of the mating of a duck with a mouse would be an abomination!"I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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Yeah, it would be a muck.Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
The fruit of the mating of a duck with a mouse would be an abomination!Golfing since 67Comment
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I think youre just predjudiced against mucks!!Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
The fruit of the mating of a duck with a mouse would be an abomination!
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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What exactly was goofy anyway? He wasn't a dog.
Besides, the disney characters are all half human anyway that's why they can talk. Walt was into beastiality.A witty quote proves nothing. - VoltaireComment
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Didnt he date Clarabelle? She was a cow...Originally posted by Faboba
What exactly was goofy anyway? He wasn't a dog.
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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Good choice.Originally posted by Andrew1999
If you really want to find racism in Tolkien you can look at the descriptions of the humans that fought in the war. On the side of good you have the heroic, valorous and pale-skinned peoples of the North and West. Fighting for Sauron you have the Swarthy Men, the cruel Southrons and Easterlings, and "out of Far Harad black men like half-trolls with white eyes and red tongues." But I prefer this passage:
"It was Sam's first view of a battle of Men against Men, and he did not like it much. He was glad he could not see the dead face. He wondered what the man's name was and where he came from; and if he was really evil of heart, or what lies or threats had led him on the long march from his home; and if he would not really rather have stayed there in peace--all in a flash of thought which was quickly driven from his mind."The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil FinlandComment
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No, the horse dated the cow.Didnt he date Clarabelle?
And Goofy is a dog.
A. The Easterlings aren't/weren't all evil. In the distant past groups of them aided alliance against Mordor.If you really want to find racism in Tolkien you can look at the descriptions of the humans that fought in the war. On the side of good you have the heroic, valorous and pale-skinned peoples of the North and West. Fighting for Sauron you have the Swarthy Men, the cruel Southrons and Easterlings, and "out of Far Harad black men like half-trolls with white eyes and red tongues."
B. The Haradrim aren't evil either. They are a proud and warlike culture, and after the War of the Ring there was peace between Gondor and Harad.Quod Me Nutrit Me DestruitComment
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What is Pluto then? A really stupid dog? Or is Goofy just super-intelligent?Originally posted by Saint Marcus
And Goofy is a dog.
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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