is there at least one person out there who got influenced by "Da Vinci Code" and changed his belief?

Answer 1

whoever has, is a moron.
The Da Vinci Code, though brilliant, is purely fiction. Dan Brown said it himself.
It's like someone making Harry Potter their religion.

Answer 2

My belief hasn't changed, since I don't believe in the Bible to begin with. There are so many gospels that have been left out, that you cannot call the Bible a true representation of the preachings. The Bible is a condensed version of some of the teachings, like Cliff notes, and what was chosen to be represented only benefited the church's view. If you were to study the oldest religion, the one that was here before Christianity, you would see how much was stolen by the church to try and convert all to Christianity. I do believe there has been a cover-up for centuries by the church, that is why there is so much that is still, to this day, kept secret from all. I hope that the "Da Vinci Code" will cause some people to start questioning the religion that has been thrown at them, and try to learn as much as they can and make their own choice. Not just follow the herd, like blind sheep, believing anything that is told to them under the guise of religion. If one truly thought about the stories in the bible, you would realize what a large collection of fiction it is.

Answer 3

Yes, I believed that the dark ages and the Inquisition were in the past and that modern Christians could discuss church history and alternative views of religion and spirituality rationally and maturely--or at the least tell the difference between fact and fiction.

Man was I wrong.

Christianity seems to be regressing further and further into paranoia, ignorance, intolerance and stubborn closemindedness--and Dan Brown's novel was a portal for all that to come screeching into the daylight.

Did it influence me personally? Well no, but then there wasn't anything in the book that I hadn't read before, and from much more credible authors (ie researchers who actually had evidence and documents supporting their claims)

(note: this does not reflect on all Christian--or even a majority of Christian. But a very vocal and reactionary minority that unfortunately rational Christians have been duped into supporting out of misplace loyalty when they should be renouncing them instead)

And for those who suggest that a fictional story can't influence a person, or even a society, wake up. There are many profound and thought-provoking works of fiction that have done just that. Everything from De Sade, Lawrence, SInclair Lewis, Oscar Wilde (I dare anyone to read "The Little Prince" and not be moved by it's story of sacrifice and redemption), Terry Pratchett, and Neil Gaiman, to name a few. Even Jesus used fictional stories (parables), to teach deep and meaningful lessons.

Answer 4

The Da Vinci Code is truly a very interesting book, it revealed things which I didn't know. I don't think that everything that's written there is true. But if you really believe in God (or any other superior force you believe in) the book shouldn't make you change your opinions and your feelings. What if the book wouldn't have come out and you wouldn't have known all those things... you wouldn't have had any doubts... right? It's all about your will...if you want to believe you struggle to, if not, you just give up.

Answer 5

You do know the Da Vinci Code is a story don't you?
It would be like questioning you belief (or lack of it) in Aliens because of ET or Superman.

Answer 6

Are you people stupid the "Da Vinci Code" is a Sci-Fi like star wars, or am I talking to a bunch of 8 year olds you believes in anything?

Answer 7

I didn't change my belief in Christianity, I didn't follow it to begin with...but the story really got me thinking about a lot of things I've read before and stories I've heard and I started putting them all together and I firmly believe that there are a lot of secrets the Church is hiding from long ago and will continue to hide and do anything to protect...the Church thrives on power and if they were ever to be proven wrong in any of the core values or facts they teach, they would have nothing...

Answer 8

I find it sad that a question like this is being met with so much negativity. Whether or not it is a fiction, its popularity is due to its controversial subject and its ability to make people THINK. Whether the fictionally based beliefs in the book are true or not, many have begun to question possibilities of similar realities and are questioning their traditionalist beliefs they were raised by.

Answer 9

Gosh, i did no longer see this question the former day yet I could desire to assert that if a Christian is prevalent via his end result then i do no longer see how Mr. Obama ought to in all probability be a Christian. So the only component i can determine is, he had to do some thing to cool down all of his supporters who did no longer like Rick Warren being an ingredient to the inauguration. i think of Rick Warren is only getting used via him, too, yet i'm hoping he has the braveness to desire in Jesus' call like Franklin Graham did (whilst Mr. Bush replaced into sworn interior the final time). He replaced into surprising. God bless!

Answer 10

It made me wonder, but didn't change my thinking. What DID change my thinking was the book "James, Brother of Jesus" by Robert Eisenman. In it, the author uses the Bible and well-established commonly accessible (even online) historical documents (such as the works of Josephus), and points out an unfolding history quite a bit different from the one the church would prefer we believe. Most of what he points out is in ACTS, in the Bible itself. He tells you precisely where to look in each book, so you can follow along, and even see each revelation in it's own context.

Essentially, today's Christians do not folllow the words of Christ (a Jew), or the original Bishop of the Judeo-Christian church, Christ's brother James, but of Paul (a Jew BORN into Roman citizenry and a Roman soldier once responsible for persecuting Jews and Judeo-Christians) who usurped the religion from the original apostles....and CHANGED it.

In gaining converts to Christianity, he was in a self-made competition with James and the original apostles in Jerusalem. Although the apostles LIVED with (and were personally taught by) Jesus, he claimed his knowledge was directly inspired by Jesus (though never having met him other than in a 'vision'), and that their so-called 'expertise' was only self-proclaimed. Unfortunately, outside of Jerusalem, he was believed. He preached a Christianity that went against Judaic law that no Jew could agree to, but non-Jews found easier to swallow. It is possible that Rome put him up to it to take control of or discredit Christianity, but that is only educated conjecture, or logical reason.

He prevailed, and the majority of the original Judeo-Christians perished in the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 79 AD.

Oh, and for you fellow Christians out there who like to beat on Jews for the death of Christ, you obviously don't know the religious social structure of that time. The 'Jews' who sold him out were the Pharisees: ROMAN-appointed religious leaders who were to keep order (for the Romans), or face death. Most were not even religiously trained, and were viewed as sell-outs by the common Jew, who would spit on them in public.

Most Christians fail to accept the FACT that JESUS WAS A JEW....not a Christian. He was a man with brothers and sisters, and definitely had a girlfriend, if not a wife. Even in ACTS when Paul says the apostles come to question him, they bring their women. It's not an alien idea, even in the Bible.

The link to the book is below.