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May 20th, 2006, 09:29 PM
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Re: OT - Finished \"The DaVinci Code\"
Controversy always piques people's interests. It's stupid, but that's how it is.
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Re: OT - Finished \"The DaVinci Code\"
I suggest this thread be locked. Nothing productive has come of it.
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May 22nd, 2006, 04:24 AM
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Re: OT - Finished \"The DaVinci Code\"
No, and that's a bad combination with such a violotile subject.
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May 22nd, 2006, 07:34 AM
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Re: OT - Finished \"The DaVinci Code\"
All in all, it's just a well told story. I read the book myself, and while it does touch a number of interesting and touchy ideas in a clever way, it's still just a work of fiction.
I would actually recommend it as a great read to anyone, so long as you keep in mind what it REALLY is.
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May 22nd, 2006, 06:56 PM
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Re: OT - Finished \"The DaVinci Code\"
I am aware that it is just a story; however, not everybody seems to be. Recall my post about that newspaper story?
Plus, of course, the author claiming it is 'completly accurate' is just less-than-harmless provocation.
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Re: OT - Finished \"The DaVinci Code\"
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narf poit chez BOOM said:
Plus, of course, the author claiming it is 'completly accurate' is just less-than-harmless provocation.
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"All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate."
The quote is from the book. The italics are mine.
Several years ago I read "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" (I think that was the title), which is one of many books that discuss the theory that Brown incorporated into his novel. Based on what I know about history (a great deal), and the history of the Catholic Church I grew up in, I think that theory has a great deal going for it.
But whatever one thinks of it, it's all a matter of faith. What one believes is a very personal thing, a very private thing.
My mother wants nothing to do with Brown's novel. I'm about halfway finished with it and find it to be a great story.
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