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Originally Posted by mhagain
So it can definitely be demonstrated that Tolkien absolutely did not adhere to biblical creationism, quite the opposite in fact, and he expended considerable effort in making his feigned history a truer facsimile of real history (and pre-history).
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I was not speaking of literal seven day creation versus evolution.
My meaning was that in the Bible, Satan is a supremely gifted (and originally beautiful) divine spirit. He is not, however, a
creator. He is a masterful liar and corruptor.
That is the parallel I was aiming for.