Tolkien: Evolutionist or Creationist?

[Knight of Gondor]

It's no secret on this board that I am a born-again servant of the true King, Jesus Christ. But most of you don't know that I'm also interested in the issue of creation vs. evolution, so I might share some thoughts on it here.

First, I think it's obvious. Eru created the world. It's simple! I believe only a few thousand years took place after the creation of such a thing as time that passes (Before Valinor was darkened, there wasn't exactly "time" as we think of it passing now...I read it in the Lost Tales) and the events we all know the best, the beginning of the Fourth Age.

Evolution doesn't contradict the existence of God, and Tolkien is open-minded enough to believe in it.

I can't vouch for Tolkien's personal beliefs, but I would tend to think he would be Creationist, or at least Theistic Evolutionist (God instigated evolution). I can personally debate any person on this board who contends that God created Evolution, or that the world is as old as millions of years. This isn't the proper forum to do so, but drop me a PM, I'd absolutely love to talk to you about it!