Harry v. Tom (was: LV never loved anyone)

[pcaehill2]

No: HPFGUIDX 110604

Del wrote:
> So yes everyone has a measure of free agency. But assuming 
> that this measure is the same for everyone and that nothing
> can block it is a terrible mistake to make.

Pam responds:

Can't argue with this one, it seems pretty accurate that life is not 
a level playing field.  (I made a similar choice to yours when I was 
8 years old--but had to address the stuff that made me vulnerable, 
as well, later in life.)  But I still think there's more value to 
our lives due to our choices than to predestination.

However, I really think that (whether we ever agree on the concept 
of degrees of moral responsibility in real life) in the books, for 
LV to be a great master criminal/truly diabolical villain, he has to 
be seen as having *chosen* his path.  Otherwise, he's just pathetic 
and pitiable, and just not nasty enough for this type of fantasy 
literature.

Pam