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   Message 69,433 of 70,346   
   Wayne Brown to Lewis   
   Re: Orthanc   
   05 Jun 14 15:13:55   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: fwbrown@bellsouth.net   
      
   In alt.fan.tolkien Lewis  wrote:   
   > In message <91luo91pg8ecuhecms1ad2s45n386gchg2@4ax.com>   
   >  Paul S  Person  wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:16:44 +0200, Taemon  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>On 1-6-2014 18:58, Paul S. Person wrote:   
   >>>> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 13:38:56 +0200, Taemon  wrote:   
   >>>>> On 27-5-2014 18:57, Paul S. Person wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Mon, 26 May 2014 23:08:40 +0200, Taemon  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>Hey,   
   >>>   
   >>>I'm really busy for a couple of days and won't have the headspace to   
   >>>have this discussion properly. I'll be back later. Still enjoying it :-)   
   >   
   >> No problem, but you might want to have it with Lewis, who appears to   
   >> believe that you can't possible adopt the position you have adopted   
   >> because no one can be allowed to do so. That's right, I said   
   >> "allowed", because that, I think, best summarizes his attitude.   
   >   
   > People are not allowed to state that their beliefs, fantasies, and   
   > opinions are facts when they are not. that I would agree with.   
      
   People are allowed to state whatever they wish about their beliefs and   
   what they accept as fact.  And you're allowed to disagree with them.   
   Welcome to the free world.   
      
   --   
   F. Wayne Brown    
      
   Þæs ofereode, ðisses swa mæg.  ("That passed away, this also can.")   
      from "Deor," in the Exeter Book (folios 100r-100v)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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