Tolkien and evolution?

"that if a thing , no matter what it is, lines up with scripture(like 'the earth hangs upon nothing" from ancient texts when the rest of the world thought it was flat)there is no incompatibility"- leelee

What about all the stuff that doesn't line up with scripture? And is clearly wrong- like the earth having four corners?

Gradually I think I begin to get a fix on you, leelee. It's nice to meet someone different. Please don't think because of some of my previous posts that I have any dificulty with you expressing your ideas in Forumshire. They are very interesting and very quirky, but that's from my viewpoint, I'm sure you believe what you believe sincerely, however odd your ideas seem to me. Fortunately, all are free to express themselves here.

How dear you are Orwell. I have not a clue about the most of you yet, but I like what I 'see'. And are we all not different and unique on this forum, practically every forum that exists? And we should all be able to be ourselves, regardless of what anyone thinks, for if not, what was all the fighting orcs and urikai and trolls and most of all Mordor and Orthanc and Saruman for?
I honor anyone who is true to his or her self and is not cruel in it. Better to live and die like the characters in our beloved Professor's tales fighting hard for what one believes is right and good than to sit back and go with the flow and just be 'cool' or the same when your heart is dying?
What say you dear Orwell?

As the forum motto says (or used to say, when it was still visible in the header): we are a place for free spirits, for better or worse (I think better).

And I think you are right . Are you then the owner of this establishment and it says that Gandalf's beard is moderator. What precisely does that term mean, I mean here ? And where is he then, away from his post.?

I created the forum (using tools provided by Forumotion.com) so I have administrator powers over it. If you see the Admin account around, that's me, but I usually use this account for security purposes. You could say I own it, but I don't tend to think of it that way; I started off as just another member so I usually ask for advice and opinions before doing anything.

A moderator here is similar to a Council Member on Planet Tolkien, they take care of the day-to-day running of the forum and its members. GB was one of the oldest moderators on the old forum so when we moved here it was understood by everyone that he would continue in that role. I also have moderator powers in this account and I work on the same day-to-day stuff as well as admin stuff.

Eldorion wrote:GB was one of the oldest moderators on the old forum so when we moved here it was understood by everyone that he would continue in that role.

GB is not only the the oldest moderator I've met, but he's the only talking beard I've met and, naturally, the wisest.

The essay that jumped out at me from the list was "She and Tolkien, Revisited". I've never read any H. Rider Haggard, but a part of me as been curious to read She ever since a friend did and told me about all the references to it Tolkien slipped into LOTR.

Wasnt sure which thread to put this on.

http://sacnoths.blogspot.com/2011/07/more-on-horne.html

Think I'll stick with Carpenters.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AiElNejvukI#at=40[/youtube]

Mmm s that like a pay thing? Or are the courses free?

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Mmm s that like a pay thing? Or are the courses free?

I like the pictures at the top.

http://www.mythgard.org/

They're in the process of establishing their own university to give out credit for these classes? Whaaaa...?