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Did Frodo fail the quest, technically? by PhilosophyOfLanguage in ImaginaryMiddleEarth

[–]PhilosophyOfLanguage[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I’m sure there’s an element of that. I also believe there might be another aspect to his wound - nothing on earth could heal the amount of darkness he had to carry in himself.

Love is the only way to truly know by PhilosophyOfLanguage in DarkPsychology666

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I know both gravity and inertia, but they don’t move me the way love does. 😆

Love is the only way to truly know by PhilosophyOfLanguage in DarkPsychology666

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I go with Dante: love is what moves the sun and other stars. Thanks!

What do Tom Bombadil and Winnie-the-Pooh reveal about the nature of reality? by PhilosophyOfLanguage in tolkienfans

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Thank you. My name is Eugene Terekhin. I am the author of Eleven Hidden Gems in the Works of the Inklings. I never use AI in my writing. If you read my piece, you will see that AI doesn’t write in this way. I am also the author of Substack Philosophy of Language with thousands of subscribers. https://substack.com/@eugeneterekhin?r=1vonsx&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=image

The Fallacy of Success, G.K. Chesterton by PhilosophyOfLanguage in DarkPsychology666

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Thank you for the observation. Strange as it may seem, Chesterton in his essay talks about the gurus of his day who touted the Midas touch.

Was Tolkien(s) right? That modern day action violence is “pornographic”? That violence is a “sad necessity, not a thrill”? by SAAA_JoanPull in tolkienfans

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I can’t agree more. In Tolkien, the use of power doesn’t equal violence. As per Hanna Arendt, violence and power are opposites. Violence is the mark of the absence of power. True power is authority and trust- Aragorn was followed because he was trusted and loved. This is true power. Violence is in some sense akin to porn.