For those who saw the DaVinci code---did anyone notice how truthful a lot of it sounded?

Question

We all know the plot is fiction---I mean the story itself is fiction but a lot of it seemed to really sound truthful. Maybe they can't prove it but it sure sounded real. ANybody else have this feeling?

After reading some of what people have said---let me explain myself better. I don't mean it sounds real, I mean it sounds like it makes more sence than what has been written in the bible.

After reading some of what people have said---let me explain myself better. I don't mean it sounds real, I mean it sounds like it makes more sence than what has been written in the bible.

Answer 1

It sounds that way, because the story is completely plausible and is based on actual historical evidence. It might really be true.

Answer 2

What do you mean that it can't be proven? Neither can the bible.

I personally found the Code a much better read than the Bible was. ;)

I mean, all of it is speculation. Once you understand what the bible really is, you'll know what I'm talking about. People spend too much time worrying about what happens when they die, and how a supernatural being can help them with their problems while they are still alive.

That's the problem with society: Noone lives in the now. They are all too preoccupied with what death holds for them to put their fellow man into consideration. If God were all knowing he would have been able to see the selfishness, greed and violence toward others that this book brings. If everything were the way Christians are so sure they are, he never would have told the people to write this book.

I mean, what is the difference between a bunch of guys reading the bible and living by it and some kid reading the DaVinci Code and living by it? What if it came first? What if something else came first? What if the bible were never written? What if you were born in India, where Buddhism is the major religion?

You people need to look outside the Bible and realize that there ARE other ways that things could have happened, and that the Bible is a work of fiction just like the Code.

"Bible" translates literally to "book", and that is all that it is. There is no more reason to believe in it than to believe in any old thing you see on TV! Look into yourselves and try to discover why you believe in it. I'm sure it's because (A.) Your parents do, or (B.) Everyone else does, so it must be right.

Misssbcmissy, if you can prove that half of the things in the bible aren't fabricated, do it and I'll gladly accept Jesus Christ as my savior and take on Christianity.

Answer 3

Most of it sounded wrong. Is it true that the Council of Nicea determined that a lot of gospels weren't what they were going to use? Yes. Has the Catholic church disclosed this information? Absolutely. Why did they do it? Because they want to provide the same story, which the four gospels do, while others would cause more problems if they said it was a valid gospel.
Most of everything in the story is so outlandish that it is stupid. How about the simple fact that if the daughter of Jesus had two children, by now those two children would have caused hundreds of people to be the descendant of Jesus right now, yet there is only one person alive in the story. Common sense tells you that it is all crap.

Answer 4

Well, your impression of The Da Vinci Code will be shared by a large number of persons viewing the movie. My opinion, after reading the book, was that Dan Brown did a very skillful job of weaving together a plot of fiction based on several fictional assumptions, the most intricate being the supposed historical person of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. Its a very well written story about a Fictional Character, and based likewise on equally fictional characters, None of whom have any historical evidence to validate their existance. But it does, in fact, relate many factual incidents which the Roman Catholic Church wishes were not being made public, including the persecution of hundreds of thousands of the Jews, murdered during the Crusades, Inquistion and pogroms. Those are historical facts, and not fiction, much in my opinion needing to be spoken more clearly as Fact, rather than denied, the Church would do well, to confess to the world its complicity in their murders. Sincerely

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Definitely. Though I feel the movie tried to smooth over some of the controversy, mainly via Langdon and his continued refutations to Teabing's assertions about Jesus and the Council of Nicea. If I remember correctly (and I may not; it's been awhile since I read the book), he wasn't so argumentative about those points in the novel.

By the way, just because it sounds truthful and strikes you as convincing doesn't make it any more legitimate, simply more plausible. It's what you might call sophistry, and it can suck people in without them ever being aware of it. This is why the (Catholic) Church is so fraught over the whole ordeal.

Answer 7

Most of the background history is based on fact and well-known folklore, but that doesn't mean it was entirely accurate. The Pagans in the crowd recognized all the symbols, for instance before anyone explained them. Sword, Chalice, Pentacle, we all know those symbols and their history. Nicea, well, don't you folks learn that in catechism class? I had to learn all that stuff before I was confirmed back in my not-so-good Christian days. They did sort of slant the history to make the Christians look like the bad guys. You had terrorists on both sides. AND the emphasis on the divine feminine was exaggerated, but not by as much as some people would have you believe. I highly doubt that the Christians pre-meditatively destroyed female power, I think it just kinda happened.

The Christians killed as many of their own as Pagans during their takeover, but it wasn't so much a Christian thing as a Roman thing. Before they became Christian, they were killing off Christians lilke crazy, saying they sacrificed babies and stuff and then when they became Christian, they said the same thing about the Pagans and the Gnostic Christians.

Answer 8

Book was boring. Haven't seen the movie because I don't particularly care. Everyone is waaayyyy too spun up about this. It's a novel. It isn't supposed to be real. Read the novelization of the movie Natural Born Killers. That sounds real and truthful too. Yeesh! Better still, go rent Dogma, at least it's funny.

Answer 9

Yes. A lot of it DOES make sense which is why the Catholics are all in a tizzy. Do some research. You'll find some interesting things. Here's a good place to start.

Answer 10

what a weird definition of truth you believe in.
Dan Brown has been reported for lying about having those documents, the movie is based on fiction.
Those are his speculations, he cannot even prove half the things he has stated in his book or in his lame movie, and futhermore
hes laffing all the way to the bank .. As we type

Answer 11

The feeling leaves quickly when examined. The book flouted reallity to make a better story. It is definitely not historically acurate.