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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-09-2018, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
I think you might be right on the first. He did...
I think you might be right on the first. He did not just copy paste geneses. However his world was the act of speech and creation of fully formed creatures, not an evolutionary history. But once more... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-09-2018, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
I have spent a good amount of time trying to...
I have spent a good amount of time trying to cheat and find it online to post here and cannot. I have my kids soccer tournament today perhaps tomorrow i could or at least a short summary . ... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-08-2018, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
So I cant find it online but pages 141-142 of The...
So I cant find it online but pages 141-142 of The Inklings C.S Lewis J.R.R Tolkien, Charles Williams and their friends. Humphrey Carpenter Harper Collins Publishers 2006 gives a small example of... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-08-2018, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-08-2018, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
A bit off topic but some other less relevant...
A bit off topic but some other less relevant christian themes. If anyone is looking for a more in depth look at christian themes, get the books refrenced in my op. Gods in Control People like... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-08-2018, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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Thanks for the correction and i did apologize to...
Thanks for the correction and i did apologize to Morthoron, good catch sir thanks. He was answering a question to his son about the reality of the garden and fall as many had rejected it,... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-08-2018, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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Mothoron, my sincere apologies, I have mistook...
Mothoron, my sincere apologies, I have mistook you for another poster as was pointed out to me. You have made great comments i hope you dont leave on my account. I would disagree the... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-07-2018, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
Some Relevant to the topic Biblical and Christian...
Some Relevant to the topic Biblical and Christian Themes in the LOTR “The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work.” -J.R.R Tolkien “In LOTR the conflict... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-07-2018, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
So i responded before in agreement but did some...
So i responded before in agreement but did some more thinking and reading. The sillmarillion as published was of course his early works and very "northern" in it material. His later sillmarillion... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-07-2018, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
I will do. However when you attempted to do the...
I will do. However when you attempted to do the same against creation, i thought it ok i respond. I also have no issues with your holding onto your beliefs as determined as a flat earther regardless... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-07-2018, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
Evidence Tolkien seemed to believe in an old...
Evidence Tolkien seemed to believe in an old earth from letters 64. On Thursday I gave 2 lectures and had some troublesome business in town and was too tired to attend the Lewis seance. I... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-07-2018, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
Could be yes. However given he said the same of...
Could be yes. However given he said the same of Jesus and the Crucifixion [events he said were actual history] it lends to the opposite. I think post 4 indicates that was his belief. Plus the fact he... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-07-2018, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
I will be reading morgoths ring [and other...
I will be reading morgoths ring [and other home]and full in the coming weeks and months and perhaps that will help me answer this question. As for your "scientific facts" those geological processes... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-07-2018, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
Vary good points. He did not of course take only...
Vary good points. He did not of course take only from Genesis but other works as well. However just because that is so it does not negate his belief in a literal fall, garden of eden, or the genesis... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-06-2018, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
“Tolkien believed devoutly that there had once...
“Tolkien believed devoutly that there had once been an Eden on earth, and that mans original sin and subsequent dethronement were responsible for the ills of the world --J.R.R Tolkien The... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-06-2018, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
Thanks for asking for sources i surely would have...
Thanks for asking for sources i surely would have provided had i done an in depth study, I was hoping someone else had:mad:. All my info would come from those sources I cannot at the moment off hand... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-06-2018, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,261
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R.R.J Tolkien
Tolkien's Views on Creation and Evolution
As a christian and a creationist I have always been interested in Tolkien's views on creation and evolution. As far as i am aware no in depth scholarly work has been done on his views on this issue.... |
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