(March 18, 2023 at 7:29 am)Belacqua Wrote:(March 18, 2023 at 7:14 am)Gwaithmir Wrote: I seriously doubt there were any Catholics, conservative or otherwise, running around prior to the early Second Century C.E. It is also a fact that the authors of the various books of the Bible (OT and NT) are unknown. I suggest you do some reading on the history of the Bible before making such silly claims. I stand by what I have written.
I was talking about Tolkien, the author of the book you seem to like best. I'm surprised to hear that you find him unreasonable, intellectually dishonest, and unintelligent.
I don't give a hoot what Tolkien thought about the Bible. Neither did I say, or suggest, that those who take the Bible seriously are unreasonable, intellectually dishonest or unintelligent.
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)