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[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 9:03 AM, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:
> I understood that to be James' point. Tolkien was a Christian writer.

I'll let James speak for himself if I'm wrong, but I understood his
saying that "Silmarillion does not align with the Bible" as meaning
that it was not in line with Tolkien's actual beliefs. My point is
that, while I doubt that JRRT actually "believed" the Silmarillion,
its cosmology actually _does_ align with the Bible, with the correct
dance steps.

--Dan'l

> On 12/16/2010 11:55 AM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 3:19 AM, James Wynn<crushtv at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> You know, just because someone has beliefs does not mean that the
>>> fictional
>>> worlds they create need to be in line with those beliefs. Fundamentally,
>>> The
>>> Book of the New Sun is fantasy literature. The setting and history
>>> Silmarillion does not align with the Bible either. I'm sure there are
>>> plenty
>>> of materialist atheists who write stories about elves and giants.
>>
>> Actually, Tolkien went out of his way to make the cosmology of the
>> Silm. compatable (though only by some fast dancing) with Christianity.
>> The "gods" are angels, etc.
>>
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Dan'l Danehy-Oakes