[tortoise]

it may become difficult to avoid believing in anything greater than yourself.

I see this phrase used repeatedly. What does "believing in anything greater than yourself" really mean? The use of "greater" is completely ambiguous, making the sentence semantically null.

[Thorondir]

The use of "greater" is completely ambiguous

Sorry. I didn't think "greater" was one of those big words that grownups use to confuse the simple. Look it up in the dictionary. It won't be that hard to understand. Really.