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Old 08-02-2002, 03:27 PM   #1
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Iluvatar made Melkor evil?

There is one thing in Ainulindale that troubles me: Before the beginning of the World, Iluvatar created the Ainur, offspring of his thought. Melkor was one of them. Does not this imply that evil was present within the spirit, or thoughts of Iluvatar also?
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