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[Gilrandir]

Religion doesn't do much damage when believers study physics, where knowledge is hazy. It is extremely damaging in fields where knowledge is more complete.

This is the first time I hear that physics has hazy foundations. I wonder what sciences you consider more complete in their tenets.

As for Tolkien and his alternative world view and creation: it's Catholicism, more or less. It's not as directly allegorical as CS Lewis's Narnia, but it is based on Catholicism.

I would say not on Catholicism, but on Christianity. But for any hard core Catholic inventing an alternative universe not in line with Catholic/Christian view expounded in the Bible would be unthinkanble, don't you think?

Never noticed how many women are key in the book, almost none

Eowyn and especially Arwen. The desire to marry the latter was one of the chief motifs Aragorn had to fight the war.