Melange_Thief
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I may be an atheist, but I am also an LOTR fan, so I will rebutt one of seeker4christ's points.
seeker4christ has asserted that the rule was to "kill the orcs". I would just like to point out that the orcs were generally trying to kill them first.
Also, wouldn't Sauron be something like Satan? They don't negotiate or try to change him because he won't do either. He wants to rule Middle-Earth, and the only dealings are to help him take it, like Saruman did, not pay him to keep a part safe. Unless, of course, you are suggesting that Satan can be saved.
Finally, what about Gandalf? He arrives on the scene, he dies (sort of), and he comes back to save Middle-Earth. Technically, he himself didn't, but without him, none would have known what the ring was (it wouldn't have left Gollum's cave at all), and Sauron could have found it and kept it. So, couldn't Gandalf be a Christ-like figure?
That's just my $.02.
seeker4christ has asserted that the rule was to "kill the orcs". I would just like to point out that the orcs were generally trying to kill them first.
Also, wouldn't Sauron be something like Satan? They don't negotiate or try to change him because he won't do either. He wants to rule Middle-Earth, and the only dealings are to help him take it, like Saruman did, not pay him to keep a part safe. Unless, of course, you are suggesting that Satan can be saved.
Finally, what about Gandalf? He arrives on the scene, he dies (sort of), and he comes back to save Middle-Earth. Technically, he himself didn't, but without him, none would have known what the ring was (it wouldn't have left Gollum's cave at all), and Sauron could have found it and kept it. So, couldn't Gandalf be a Christ-like figure?
That's just my $.02.
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