[Galadriel]

Well, for me it was always real. When I see the abuse our precious Earth has been through, I think of Middle-Earth, and at that time it is completely real for me. ME is not just a land...it is a way of life.
And I found that comment about parallel universes very interesting. I've been brought up in a Buddhist environment (it's freaky how so many of its theories can be put to practice) and one of our sayings is that a parallel universe actually exists. Now, I'm an Atheist, but I love thinking about all this kind of wonder. From what I can make out, it actually does exist. Perhaps science does not have proof (yet) but for some eerie reason I am absolutely certain that there is such a thing as a PU.
Long live Tolkien, and long live Middle-Earth! Perhaps it is created by our dreams and thoughts! My uncle is a metaphysics major (and a maths major AND a sanskrit major) and talking with him, I have visited many strange worlds that I had never even thought of before.