toddhoffious
New Member
Can't agree that the silmarils are blameless for the desire of others. Viruses without people are harmless as well, but that misses symbiotic nature of the system.
The silmarils and people coevolved like viruses and people coevolved. The similarils were created precisely to be desirable. They spring from the lust of Fëanor for the gold and silver light shone from Galadriel's hair.
They contain the Light of Valinor! How could they not be desirable? It's like putting cake in front of a starving person and blaming them for being hungry. Everyone is hungry or the light.
And don't forget Fëanor was allowed to create the silmarils by unknown and unreproducible means. It's a legendary artifact. That doesn't just happen, it was allowed to happen, even made to happen because of the effects it would have.
Don't blame the victim here. It's not so black and white as all that.
The silmarils and people coevolved like viruses and people coevolved. The similarils were created precisely to be desirable. They spring from the lust of Fëanor for the gold and silver light shone from Galadriel's hair.
They contain the Light of Valinor! How could they not be desirable? It's like putting cake in front of a starving person and blaming them for being hungry. Everyone is hungry or the light.
And don't forget Fëanor was allowed to create the silmarils by unknown and unreproducible means. It's a legendary artifact. That doesn't just happen, it was allowed to happen, even made to happen because of the effects it would have.
Don't blame the victim here. It's not so black and white as all that.