(September 12, 2024 at 12:48 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Bad Tom Bombadil.
I’m not convinced that the Serpent is the villain of the piece. It was instrumental in Adam and Eve being kicked out of the Garden, which let - more or less directly - to music, literature, science, painting, poetry, engineering, and all other uniquely human endeavours.
If it weren’t for the Serpent, the population of the world (exactly two) would still be stuck in Eden, accomplishing nothing.
Boru
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