Fantasy VS religion. Why they are similar.

[@heretichunter5659]

I imagine that if something like the bible was presented as a literary work for the first time today, it would evoke similar feelings to a grand fantasy narrative. This is a really interesting video.

[@notawitchr]

Thanks! Appreciate it!

[@PeterParker-fx9dl]

I see them as very similar tools used to cope with reality, but through different functions. Fantasy seems to be a way of coping with reality through a mental escape from it. Religion seems to be a way of coping through a structured method of living and thinking within reality. And sometimes the two can be nearly indistinguishable from each other.

[@notawitchr]

Agree! One may work for a specific person where the other fails.

[@castiron9002]

Cool video. But on the topic of is the lord of the rings Christian here's what JRR Tolkien had to say "fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision" he was after all a devout Catholic.

[@notawitchr]

Thank you, appreciated! And to continue the discussion: Tolkien wrote it in the letter to a priest (father Robert Murray after he read a part of LotR), so it's not a direct confirmation. If you're interested - check the original article: medium.com/belover/no-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-isn-t-christian-a7d3b34b7677