Opinions & Beliefs

ok, some people might know I've started a thread similar to this one, in the hp forum heh, but I realised how many centuries it's been since I've started any sort of thread in this forum 😕

Well, a few ppl know i occasionally write for my parents, so I was thinking of doing another lotr/hp-related article, relating a new topic that's been bothering me...

Firstly, I know few people who've read lotr, or who just like it

I have five BEST friends, and out of the five of them... only one has read harry potter & LotR and she loves them

But i truly despise the way other people feel about the book...
If it's not suited to your taste, i understand that... i mean, there are alot of books some people might refer to as classics, that easily put me to sleep

But, one my 5 friends, ((she's a... Jehoviah, i think )) her parents prohibit her to read hp/LotR, for the reason that it's against their religion.
Personally, i find nothing relating to "devilry" as many people do...
My personal opinion, I disagree with both drastics- those who truly despise the books saying it's dark and against God.... and those who'd go to all corners of the Earth for the books

However, one thing that REALLY tests me, is when people who haven't even READ one of the books, fall by the opinions of others only, and agree that it's evil, and a poor story line, etc.. I know people like that^^

I respect independant thinkers who formulate their own theories and opinions, rather than blindly accepting that of the majority, or relgion, or whoever..
And it's despicable to me, people who defend their own fabricated beliefs, without taking in a word of opposition, and turning a deaf ear to all else... i know alot of narrow-minded people like that..

Originally posted by RebelPhoenix
Also even though understandably you might respect the opinions and beliefs of people you admire or are close to you (family, friends etc) if you don't do yourself and the things you believe in justice by checking them out to the fullest then at the end of the day - your faith could be completely something that you didn't think it was or expect it to be and even the people you believed could have been fooled. If you're going to have faith in something, make sure it's worth it and organised religion has may ways of keeping people locked into their consciousnous and it doesn't even have to be a direct influence, the same goes for science and every other ideological establishment - there is enough in there to keep you skeptical and distrusting of everything but your own stand point within them and it's so easy to get caught up in them if your pre-disposed to certain ways of thinking already.

Basically, before you judge anything, take off the rose tinted glasses and try to see things from other perspectives and be as objective as you can because it's easy to miss things as well. If after everything, you still feel the same way, then hey - at least you know you tried and really have reason to believe what you do instead of just following others.

Of course, I won't be as biased when I write the actual article, but it's just my opinion, and I wanted to hear yours, since you're all fans of the books, so I can make the story as well-rounded as possible 🙂

IT is stupid that people can have anopinion before reading and watching them because how do you know that you are going to dislike something if you haven't even sampled it ...and when you have then you are able to give your opion out ....another thing that annoys me is people going on what other people have told tem ...if you heard of your mate something is rubbish you shouldnt listen to them you should find out for yourself and as for the god / reliogious thing .... hmmm i don't think that it has anything to with the man upstairs this is about a ring it may be dark but nothing agaisnt god or the bible.....

no religion or political talk on the forum 🙁

bummer eh?

it ain't me i was just answering a call of need from this young tassie so don't tell me of

i wasnt teling anybody off 😕 im just saying you cant discuss religion on the boards

ok but i ain't religious

still you cant discuss religion on the forums

ok okoko okokokokokokokokokokokokokok

eh, really? oh yeah, *remembers*

*delete thread*

*move thread*

*do something, gosh*

i need an idea for a new story ✅

ediiit:
but is this really religion?
lol I shouldnt have said that part, then
I just wanted your opinion on all those close-minded people who are against the books, for my latest column..

why my best friend disowned me .... sillly cow

Wow...that was I think the shortest topic.

I was going to put out my opinion but I guess I shouldn't lol...good thing I read through the replies before I wrote this...I would have gotten pretty "religious" but I won't. 😄 LOL

Well alot of people argue whether or not the Balrog was wings....and Tolkien once stated that the Balrogs don't have wings, though throughout his whole story it mentions alot of things that could conclude the Balrog having wings...

LOL Now there's an opinion!!! 😱

wings wat a good topic ..... he could be like a firey angel

well a balrog looks to have wings, but they are wings of shadow
so its up to you really, are they wings, or illusions....

Originally posted by sauron
well a balrog looks to have wings, but they are wings of shadow
so its up to you really, are they wings, or illusions....

Yeah, but PJ showed in the TT that Balrogs indeed, have wings.. I'd be more happy if PJ just continued the arguement.

no balrogs have what appear to be wings, wings made of shadow which make it incapable for it to fly
if it doesnt have wings why pretend too, not to scare of predators because come on who is gonna hunt a balrog

maybe to intimidate their victim

Well in all the scenarios with Balrogs in them they always never seem to fight ground-wise. Like the fight with Glorfindel.

*cough* feanor *cough cough*

"His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings"
"its wings were spread from wall to wall"

😛

... though this does not mean they could fly (because obviously they couldnt)... as their whole appearance, it's just illusion. Being an Ainu, the Balrog is not bound to his body, he often also seems to change his size.

shouldnt this be in a balrog-thread 😛