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<blockquote data-quote="Goken100" data-source="post: 3906387" data-attributes="member: 42968">Seems to me that most people are hung up on Tolkien's world building without realizing it.&nbsp; Just because he explained the origin of every race doesn't mean you need to.&nbsp; And even if you do, it doesn't mean the origin has to be either mystical or creationist!&nbsp; Check out Stephen Erikson's books to see how an interesting fantasy world is made (the guy's an archaeologist, so you know anthropology's going to be involved!).Part of what I'm ranting about is how everyone was upset at the suggestion that humans might believe that they arose through evolution, which is contradictory to all the creation myths of the other races.&nbsp; So what?&nbsp; Who says creation mthys have to be right?&nbsp; Just because gods are real doesn't mean they aren't creations of their worshippers.In my world, most people have no idea where dragonborn, elves, and humans came from.&nbsp; The priests would like to tell you, but who can trust them?P.S.&nbsp; Dinosaurs might be involved in the creation of the dragonborn.&nbsp; How different are these guys from intelligent raptors anyway?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Goken100, post: 3906387, member: 42968"] Seems to me that most people are hung up on Tolkien's world building without realizing it. Just because he explained the origin of every race doesn't mean you need to. And even if you do, it doesn't mean the origin has to be either mystical or creationist! Check out Stephen Erikson's books to see how an interesting fantasy world is made (the guy's an archaeologist, so you know anthropology's going to be involved!). Part of what I'm ranting about is how everyone was upset at the suggestion that humans might believe that they arose through evolution, which is contradictory to all the creation myths of the other races. So what? Who says creation mthys have to be right? Just because gods are real doesn't mean they aren't creations of their worshippers. In my world, most people have no idea where dragonborn, elves, and humans came from. The priests would like to tell you, but who can trust them? P.S. Dinosaurs might be involved in the creation of the dragonborn. How different are these guys from intelligent raptors anyway? [/QUOTE]

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