Tolkien: Evolutionist or Creationist? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 11-12-2003, 10:35 AM

I think perhaps there is a semantic confusion working here. The title of the thread contrasted Evolutionist with Creationist. Creationist, with a capital letter, is an abstract noun which refers to someone who holds a specific theological perspective. The common noun 'creation' which Tolkien uses should not be assumed to refer to this theology; it has a different meaning.

11-12-2003, 10:35 AM	#1
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	I think perhaps there is a semantic confusion working here. The title of the thread contrasted Evolutionist with Creationist. Creationist, with a capital letter, is an abstract noun which refers to someone who holds a specific theological perspective. The common noun 'creation' which Tolkien uses should not be assumed to refer to this theology; it has a different meaning. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

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