Can atheists appreciate/understand Lord of the Ring? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

alatar · 07-12-2014, 07:53 PM

I always wanted to read Frank Herbert's Dune while having sand under my feet and some kind of cinnamon nearby.

Which then made me wonder how people read LotR while living no where near a forest. Where I live, we take trees for granted. We also experience all four seasons, so I can imagine climbing Caradhras as well as escaping the Shire.

So surely an atheist can appreciate LotR, but it might feel a bit differently to someone with a more spiritual viewpoint.

07-12-2014, 07:53 PM	#13
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	I always wanted to read Frank Herbert's Dune while having sand under my feet and some kind of cinnamon nearby. Which then made me wonder how people read LotR while living no where near a forest. Where I live, we take trees for granted. We also experience all four seasons, so I can imagine climbing Caradhras as well as escaping the Shire. So surely an atheist can appreciate LotR, but it might feel a bit differently to someone with a more spiritual viewpoint. __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.