this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2024
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Literally Tolkien's perspective on worldbuilding. Authors are "subcreators", doing little versions of what their creator did, having been made in his image.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I like that. I've heard it, but didn't know Tolkien said it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Tolkien was hella Christian too, so he approves of this meme

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

But I thought God created the Universe to find out how Game Of Thrones ended.
SPOILER ALERT: He didn't like it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)