Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26295802-20160321234711/@comment-26453572-20160711141803

Gen. Grievous1138 wrote: Ram6 I wrote: Catfishperson wrote: Following the laws of natural selection, orcs really should become more powerful then elves as time progresses... You do know that Tolkien was a Christian? (I don't know sure if natural selection is something most Christians don't believe in but if that is the case here's your answer why this doesn't apply)

Evolution/natural selection is not actually incompatible with Christianity. The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, which was once the biggest enemy of evolution, believes in evolution and has stated in an official letter to the Church that it isn't contradictory to Church beliefs. 58% of Catholics believe in evolution, and that number is on the rise.

Gen. Grievous1138 (admin) comlink 11:44, July 11, 2016 (UTC) Natural selection is incompatible due to the fact that it is entirely based on randomness. If you use a more God-based event, evolution can be compatible, when you discard some of the parts that are in direct opposition to the presence of God.

But back on topic (sort of), the amount of Catholics who accepted any part of evolution in the fifties were small and few, meaning the probability of Tolkien including evolution in his story is low (the Ainulindalë and the description of how the Elves, Men, and Dwarves were created are factors that dramatically reduce that already low probability).