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Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?

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Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
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Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:10 am
There is a moment in "Return of the King movie" where Gandalf says to the mouth of Sauron (Faithless and accursed)
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:11 am
Change drugs. Just sayin'.
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:12 am (This post was last modified: December 4, 2020 at 11:16 am by Duty.)
Faithless in this context = no fidelity/optimism/honesty. Not religious connotation.

faithless
ADJECTIVE
disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner.
"her faithless lover"
synonyms:
unfaithful · disloyal · inconstant · false · false-hearted · untrue · adulterous · [more]
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:16 am
The Orcs in Middle Earth are bipedal, tool using carnivores. Some of the sources basically claim they're 'Changed Elves' and changed not for the better.

Not sure just how much 'Influence' the various dark powers have in the setting. Been a very long time since I perused the old pen and paper material. Just as long since I read any of the books.

Considering Gandaf, Sauron etc are all diety type critters. There's probably not a lot they can't actually do. It's just 'Setting rules' that keep them behaving as they are presented in the books.

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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:17 am
Justice for Tom Bombadil and Goldberry! Angry Mob
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:21 am
(December 4, 2020 at 11:17 am)Lawz Wrote: Justice for Tom Bombadil and Goldberry! Angry Mob

If you play LOTR PC game from 2002, you can actually meet Tom Bombadil in that one.
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:22 am
No, most of them are the failed attempts of jesus. Others are trumps, comforts, hams, and hovinds. At least one of them is your mom.
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:23 am
I don't play computer games these decades, but you did tempt me there for about ten seconds, so kudos to you.
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:25 am
(December 4, 2020 at 11:10 am)Sweden83 Wrote: There is a moment in "Return of the King movie" where Gandalf says to the mouth of Sauron (Faithless and accursed)

Atheists are not fantasy creatures.

Are bears that maul children theists?

23 Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!” 24 When he looked behind him and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two female bears came out of the woods and tore up forty-two lads of their number.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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RE: Are Orcs in Lord of the Rings Atheists?
December 4, 2020 at 11:29 am
Forty two - the answer to life, the universe and everything.
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