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Bookpossum · 10-24-2018, 11:34 PM

Well yes - I don’t expect it would fit with the dogma, but it fits with our idea of an unquiet spirit that needed forgiveness to become free. It seems to be an idea to which people return in folk tales, poetry and so on.

To our modern minds, what Roger did was an act of love, not of murder, though many countries’ laws are still working towards that distinction, including my own. Perhaps he felt the guilt all the more because he loved Isolda.

I suppose whether people agree with this will depend on their religious beliefs, or their moral code or whatever.

ETA. Oops - I crossed in the ether with you this time, gmw. However, we are in agreement.

10-24-2018, 11:34 PM	#74
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Well yes - I don’t expect it would fit with the dogma, but it fits with our idea of an unquiet spirit that needed forgiveness to become free. It seems to be an idea to which people return in folk tales, poetry and so on. To our modern minds, what Roger did was an act of love, not of murder, though many countries’ laws are still working towards that distinction, including my own. Perhaps he felt the guilt all the more because he loved Isolda. I suppose whether people agree with this will depend on their religious beliefs, or their moral code or whatever. ETA. Oops - I crossed in the ether with you this time, gmw. However, we are in agreement. Last edited by Bookpossum; 10-24-2018 at 11:36 PM.