posted on March 16, 2005 06:40:53 PM new
Libra -- When you read a fictional novel, do you need to be told what is fact and what is fiction in the beginning of the book? The author only stated what is fact, such as the works of art referred to, architecture, etc., so that the reader would take a look into these beautiful artifacts. I, personally, have never ever looked more closely at The Last Supper (although hanging in my mother's kitchen since I was born) as I have since reading this book. Never will I look at the Mona Lisa in the same light. The book opens your mind to the wonders of art, math (yes, math), religious symbols as well as religion.
I devour books. I read so much that I finally starting listing my books on half.com to get rid of them because they are taking over my house. BUT, this book is by far, bar none, THE BEST book I have ever read. It is truly fascinating.
I didn't want to start a fight or any mudsligging. Those that know me from the EO, know that I'm not an antagonist. I simply wanted to start an intelligent conversation on the book with others that have read it.
Diane
Oops ... Spelling corrections.
[ edited by bizzycrocheting on Mar 16, 2005 06:43 PM ]
posted on March 16, 2005 06:54:51 PM new
Yes I do Bizzy but there are many that don't and I think this book is out there to confuse people, just like Michael Moores Book did. I wonder how it will do as a movie?
I myself like to read non fiction books so I don't even look at fiction. The only time I know what is in the top ten fiction is when I hear it on TV. I never look at it as they don't interest me. Sorry...
I would like to see this thread continue in a learning way and not with all the other stuff thrown in but it isn't going to happen.
It would be nice if we had more posters here with good ideas both for and against the topic and not get side tracked. So keep your discussion going and I will only read it.
Thanks for stopping by...come back again.
posted on March 16, 2005 07:03:47 PM newThis is just like michael moores 'supposed documentary' ...full of distortions, suggestions of untruths and many people believed his film was truth.
How is it you feel qualified to comment on a book you haven't even read? LOL....
Until you do so.. your opinion is really worthless as it is based on second hand reviews of others..
Furthermore...I find the critics of this book are building a bigger conspiracy theory regarding Dan Brown's motives in writing it... than the fictional conspiracy theory in the story!! LOL
Footnote... Libra..blowing it out of your ass as usual...at least the wee puppy will be freed!
posted on March 16, 2005 07:06:41 PM new
Libra -- How can you say that the book is out there to confuse people if you haven't read it? With a nonfiction book, you know that what you are reading is fact. So doesn't the same hold true that with a fictional book, you know it is just that ... fiction? For instance, if you read a fictional book that references the Mona Lisa, you know that the Mona Lisa is fact, but you also know that the rest of the book is fiction, correct? All that this author has done is to take fact, sprinkle it with fiction and came up with a wonderful novel. That's it! Why doesn't The Vatican attack Stephen King's novels? Because it is fiction. So why would The Vatican attack this book? Because of its religious overtures? It's really ludicrious.
posted on March 16, 2005 07:12:32 PM new
maggie - I will post what I wish to post. I don't owe you any explanation at all.
ALL I said was that there were OTHERS who also agree with the Cardinal...and I posted their reviews of the OP book. I also mentioned another book that takes each and every point made in the topic book and disputes it. That's a FACT. And the discussion of how OTHERS disagreed with the book was brought up in the OPENING POST. That is what I was commenting on.
Too darn bad if you don't like that I informed others there are others who disagree with the points brought out in D V C, but who DO agree with the Cardinal already mentioned.
get over it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four More Years....YES!!!
posted on March 16, 2005 07:15:39 PM new
Bizzy, you should have read all the rage here generated from Michal Moore's movie - mostly by people who said they didn't see it and NEVER would. LoL!!
posted on March 16, 2005 07:31:20 PM new
LOL, Kraft!
But I did want to say something further before I call it a night. The book did open my eyes to a number of things. I've learned to really look at art with an open mind. I've also learned that Leonardo Da Vinci was a real prankster. (I mean, really, Mary Magdalene at the last supper? C'mon! Da Vinci wasn't even there!) I have always had my faith, so the religious overtures really didn't have a negative bearing on my thinking. (Although having been witness to a miracle, there is nothing that can ever shake my faith.) If anything, the book has brought me to start picking up my bible again and really focusing on The New Testament. Is that really a bad thing, though? Is it wrong for me to want to look further into religion? I don't think so. So, what is The Vatican so afraid of? If people believe that this is a work of fact, won't they start to look into it to find the answers? Won't they find what has always been there?
posted on March 16, 2005 07:32:41 PM new
And here are just a few of the rave reviews for the Da Vinci Code...!!
WOW...
Blockbuster perfection. An exhilaratingly brainy thriller.
Not since the advent of Harry Potter has an author so flagrantly delighted in leading readers on a breathless chase and coaxing them through hoops.
--Janet Maslin
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A new master of smart thrills.
A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.
--PEOPLE MAGAZINE
This is pure genius.
Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest,
and most accomplished writers in the country.
--NELSON DEMILLE
Thriller writing doesn't get any better than this.
--DENVER POST
This masterpiece should be mandatory reading.
Brown solidifies his reputation as one of the most skilled thriller writers on the planet with his best book yet, a compelling blend of history and page-turning suspense. Highly recommended.
--LIBRARY JOURNAL
Exceedingly clever.
Both fascinating and fun...a considerable achievement.
--WASHINGTON POST
A heart-racing thriller.
This story has so many twists -- all satisfying, most unexpected -- that it would be a sin to reveal too much of the plot in advance. Let's just say that if this novel doesn't get your pulse racing, you need to check your meds.
--SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
A thundering, tantalizing, extremely smart fun ride.
Brown doesn't slow down his tremendously powerful narrative engine despite transmitting several doctorates' worth of fascinating history and learned speculation, "The Da Vinci Code" is brain candy of the highest quality -- which is a reviewer's code meaning, ''Put this on top of your pile.''
-- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
One hell of a read.
A gripping mix of murder and myth.
--NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
An international chase...a quest...codes within codes. Brown's novel is a pager-turner... and you'll never view "The Last Supper" the same way again. Favorable review.
--THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
Dan Brown's conspiracy-theory thriller is the pulp must-read of the season...an ingenious mixture of paranoid thriller, art history lesson, chase story, religious symbology lecture and anti-clerical screed, and it's the most fun you can have between the sort of covers that aren't 300-count Egyptian cotton.
--SALON.COM
One of the finest mysteries I've ever read.
An amazing tale with enigma piled on secrets stacked on riddles.
--New York Times bestselling author, CLIVE CUSSLER
Far more than the average thriller.
Intellectually satisfying...page-turning suspense.
--HOUSTON CHRONICLE
I would never have believed that this is my kind of thriller, but I'm going to tell you something--the more I read, the more I had to read. In The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown has built a world that is rich in fascinating detail, and I could not get enough of it.
Mr. Brown, I am your fan.
--New York Times bestselling author, ROBERT CRAIS
The Da Vinci Code sets the hook-of-all-hooks.
This novel takes off down a road that is as eye-opening as it is page-turning. You simply cannot put it down. Thriller readers everywhere will soon realize Dan Brown is a master.
--New York Times bestselling author, VINCE FLYNN
Brown has assembled a whopper of a plot that will please
conspiracy buffs and thriller addicts alike.
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A dazzling performance by Brown...a delightful display of erudition.
Brown delivers a crackling, intricate mystery, complete with breathtaking escapes and several stunning surprises. It's challenging, exciting, and a whole lot more. The race across France and the United Kingdom leads us on a fascinating journey through a covert, enigmatic world revealed through a seemingly endless collection of codes, puzzles, anagrams, cryptograms, and messages hidden not only in Da Vinci's art but in things we think we know well.
--BOSTON GLOBE
Dan Brown is my new must-read. I loved this book.
The Da Vinci Code is fascinating and absorbing--perfect for history buffs, conspiracy nuts, puzzle lovers, or anyone who appreciates a great, riveting read.
--New York Times bestselling author, HARLAN COBEN
A stunning new thriller that will provoke much debate.
Dan Brown's extensive research on secret societies and symbology adds intellectual depth to this page-turning thriller. His surprising revelations on Da Vinci's penchant for hiding codes in his paintings will lead the reader to search out renowned artistic icons as The Mona Lisa, The Madonna of the Rocks and The Last Supper. The Last Supper holds the most astonishing coded secrets of all and, after reading The Da Vinci Code, you will never see this famous painting in quite the same way again.
--BOOKREPORTER.COM
Some readers spurn genre fiction, often due to a misguided belief that mass entertainment is always mindless dribble. For those of you who know better, The Da Vinci Code will make you feel justifiably smug. It's that rare book that manages to both entertain and educate simultaneously. Dan Brown has managed to outdo the best of Robert Ludlum in this byzantine....and engrossing story. There is enough medieval history to please any historian and enough action to satisfy a hardcore thrill-seeker. Combined, it makes The Da Vinci Code an early favorite for thriller of the year.
--ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
Secret fanatical religious sects...codes hidden in Da Vinci's works...intelligent writing...one whopping fabulous read.
--NEW HAVEN REGISTER
Brainy stuff. The standard car chases and intrigues are leavened with Crichtonesque discursions on medieval iconography, the formation of the early Christian church, and history's suppression of the "sacred feminine."
--ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Enthralling....
Dan Brown masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and intriguing exploration of some of culture's greatest mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret of the Holy Grail... rich food for thought.
-AMAZON.COM
Taut and engaging.
From the explosive start to the explosive finish,
The Da Vinci Code is one satisfying thriller.
--MOSTLYFICTION.COM
The Da Vinci Code shines--brilliantly--in its exploration of cryptology, particularly the encoding methods developed by Leonardo Da Vinci, whose art and manuscripts are packed with mystifying symbolism and quirky codes.
-WIRED MAGAZINE
Brown's intricate plot delivers more satisfying twists than a licorice factory.
--BOOKLIST
A blockbuster with brains.
The Da Vinci Code is a thrill-a-minute adventure as well as an educational tour of France and England, symbology 101, riddle-breaking for dummies, the magical powers of anagrams, numerical codes to die for and navigational factoids.
--THE OTTAWA CITIZEN
Brown's scholarship never slows down the sizzling action [of this] absorbing new novel...a labyrinth of intricate schemes, sidetracks, and deceptions.
--BOOKPAGE
Moves at the speed of sound from the first page and never stalls. The Da Vinci Code is full of mystery, betrayal, suspense and intelligence.
--LAURINBURG EXCHANGE
A multi-layered, highly sophisticated tale.
Readers with advanced degrees in comparative religion, European history, symbology, art and cryptology, will have a grand old time with Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. The rest of us stumble through, grasping at this clue and that, gasping in surprise at one or another shadow around the next corner, and likewise have a grand old time. The novel is maddening, scary, complicated and almost impossible to put down once you're hooked.
--LOUISVILLE VOICE-TRIBUNE
A mystery that challenges our intelligence, and enough believable twists and turns to keep the reader turning the pages. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown does all this just right. This is how a mystery thriller should be written. So grab this book, sit back, and prepare to be entertained and educated. It's well-written, it's intelligent, and best of all, it's fun.
-- REVIEWS OF BOOKS.COM
Calling Dan Brown's latest novel, The Da Vinci Code, simply a "smart suspense novel" is like referring to Harvard as simply a pretty good university. Incorporating massive amounts of historical and academic information is no easy task, but Brown does it in such a seamless fashion that it is almost invisible within the story's natural narrative. Definitely the mark of a master craftsmanÉ
--THE MYSTERY READER
Fast-paced, intricately plotted.
A skillfully written read, complete with secret codes, anagrams, elaborate technology, pagan sex orgies, sudden reversals of fortune, age-old conspiracies, pre-Christian fertility cults, the Knights Templar, Gnostic Gospels, corrupt cops, brutal murders, feminist ÒtheoryÓ, and frantic midnight rides through Paris.
--NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
You'll love this.
The Da Vinci Code has enough twists and turns in a short amount of time to give you over to gasping "More, Dan, more!" It is thrilling that anyone could contrive such an adventure.
--THE SEATTLE TIMES
This season's most spectacular read...
blends a high-speed thriller with a spellbinding re-examination of 2,000 years of religious history. Hard to put down, and impossible to forget. The chief delights of "The Da Vinci Code" are the endless twists and turns the story takes, from the streets of Paris to the dark, airless cathedrals of England. In the end, Langdon is left alone to solve the final mystery. Look closely at the epilogue, in which Langdon returns to where everything began, and determine if the most viable truth is the one gained from personal discovery.
--THE ATLANTA JOURNAL
Extraordinary reading.
This books sparkles with energy and adventure. It grabs hold of your imagination and answers all riddles in the end. You will never look at a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci the same way again.
--NASHVILLE CITY PAPER
A real page-turner....
Readers are scrutinizing Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa" for secret codes just as Beatles fans once hunted for "Paul is Dead" clues on album covers.
--BOSTON HERALD
Word of mouth has pushed this top-notch thriller onto best-seller lists throughout the country, and the word is right. The intelligent, deftly plotted story is the best that the thriller genre can offer. "The Da Vinci Code" is chockablock with fascinating historical detail (the true meaning of the pentagram, for example) that doesn't slow the action but draws the reader into the story. The "code" and all the clues are a true joy, giving this thriller the extra stuff that raises it above being just another spy and chase story.
--KATHI KIRBY, POWELL'S CITY OF BOOKS
(courtesy of The Portland Tribune)
posted on March 16, 2005 07:38:52 PM new
LOL - trying to make a point maggie?
NO ONE here has said the book hasn't sold well...nor that it hasn't received rave reviews...nor has anyone stated no one should read it. But obviously some appear to wish that any who disagree with the premise in the book....be censored.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four More Years....YES!!!
posted on March 16, 2005 07:44:12 PM new
Well KD I admit I didn't read Michael Moores book. Just the excerpts and I found those to be untruth in my estimation and with that I would not pay to make that man any richer.
This is America and we are free. We are also free to read what we want and what we don't want. What I have read about the book is something that doesn't interest me. All I did was a c&p of a different view. Is that wrong? The same with Michael Moores book. So that makes me bad. I don't think so.
There never seems to be a discussion anymore on these threads only snide remarks to other posters and yes I am guilty of that but others are more guilty. What I don't bring to these boards is foul language like others.
I didn't start criticizing until posters criticized me. I have been called almost every foul language you can think of and I am sick of it as I am sure one other poster is also. But it will continue because there are 2 posters that think they rule the board.
posted on March 16, 2005 07:56:20 PM newNO ONE here has said the book hasn't sold well...nor that it hasn't received rave reviews...nor has anyone stated no one should read it. But obviously some appear to wish that any who disagree with the premise in the book....be censored.
Not at all...Linda....those who have actually read the book are encouraged to lend their opinion...be it rant or rave...but as for censoring those who wish to comment on a book that they haven't even read.. you're right "some" would find their uninformed opinions worthless..
posted on March 16, 2005 08:00:22 PM new
Libra, I understand what you mean, but you have to get use to it and do the best you can. Twelve used to call me every name going and went as far as picking out caskets for Kiara, Helen and myself. LoL! Isn't the goal of name-calling and all that just to make the other person feel bad? Is that type of person worth it? If I were you, I wouldn't change a thing.
posted on March 16, 2005 08:17:25 PM new "Not at all...Linda....those who have actually read the book are encouraged to lend their opinion...be it rant or rave...but as for censoring those who wish to comment on a book that they haven't even read.. you're right "some" would find their uninformed opinions worthless"
posted on March 16, 2005 08:36:11 PM new
Libra you are a bloody liar.. hypocrite... sniveling whining ...sneaky troll!
You were the first one to criticize and throw your insults on this thread... go back and read you stupid cow... here are your words..
Libra:[i]I doubt if crowfarm and Maggie know what the role of a women is. I know maggie's is to get married and divorced 4 times. And crowfarm to go to bed with her husband.
As previously stated in another thread.[/i]
I had not even mentioned your name.. all I had written was my opinion of the book being discussed...when you popped in with your ignorant comments... so, go ahead and play the innocent poor picked on soul... some may still be fooled by you.. but most know you for what you are.. a trouble making snitch who likes to preach about being a good Christian lady with such high morals...while in reality, you are a back stabbing, mealy mouthed,ignorant, vicious old Church lady...
posted on March 16, 2005 08:36:16 PM new
KD - No, I don't believe that about the Vatican. They are dealing in present day REALITY....anti-Christian groups.
Did you read this book? If not...then maybe someone's going to tell you that we shouldn't be discussing anything mentioned in the OP.
Diane said: so the religious overtures really didn't have a negative bearing on my thinking.
Because Diane has a strong faith...she states it wouldn't have a nagative bearing on her thinking. But that might not be true for others who have no faith, or did and have left their faith...those questioning their faith...or those who always enjoy bashing those of faith for what they believe in.
Again Diane says: (Although having been witness to a miracle, there is nothing that can ever shake my faith.) If anything, the book has brought me to start picking up my bible again and really focusing on The New Testament.
Imo, one with very strong faith is going to come to a different conclusion that an atheist would after having read the book - and then there are all those in between the two positions.
She asks: Is that really a bad thing, though? Is it wrong for me to want to look further into religion? I don't think so.
I don't think so either. But for others without such a strong faith it doesn't mean reading the book I also recommended would hurt anything in the learning/discovering stage either.
My original post was: Possibly another book that might interest all those who have read Da Vinci Code....
Then I posted those who don't agree with the 'suggestions' in that book -
[i]DISPROVED: the outrageous anti-Christian falsehoods popularized by the bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code
Breaking the Da Vinci Code
by Bock, Darrell L[/i].
Diane again: So, what is The Vatican so afraid of? If people believe that this is a work of fact, won't they start to look into it to find the answers?
First, it's not JUST the Valican...but other Christians too. They might look into it themselves....but I'd bet most won't. The example we saw of that is just as I mentioned....many will do just as they did with MM's film. Take it as true without checking on the issues for themselves. We ARE speaking about 'faith' after all...not provable rocket science.
Diane: Won't they find what has always been there? The stong will....the 'swaying' maybe be convinced otherwise. I can clearly see why the Vatican and OTHER CHRISTIANS are concerned others will take the book as factual - rather than as an interesting entertainment conspiracy story.
That's exactly why the Cardinal said he was speaking out about it in the first place. To DISCUSS and point out what he believes are falsehoods in the book. The same thing with the other authors who are doing the same thing in their books/articles. Pointing our falsehoods they believe MIGHT be taken by some as truths.
So I don't see the Vatican 'fearing' ...but rather wanting to have 'their side' told - the truth as THEY see it.
Not having some re-write religious history.
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Four More Years....YES!!!
[ edited by Linda_K on Mar 16, 2005 08:51 PM ]
posted on March 16, 2005 08:42:35 PM new
again, maggie, the fact that my first post said those who have read this MIGHT want to also read the other book....appears to upset you. too bad.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four More Years....YES!!!
posted on March 16, 2005 08:53:13 PM new
I think maybe bringing this to the light is a good thing. Like you said Bizzy about going back to reading the bible. Maybe most of us need to go back and do that as it has been a long time for me.
posted on March 16, 2005 09:06:03 PM new
OMG now Linda has joined ranks with the religious nuts who see evil conspiracies every where they look... look out Linda...the purple telly tubby and spongebob squarepants will brain wash those of you who are weak in faith...and turn you into flaming homosexual queens... better carry your wooden cross with you along with your necklace of garlic... to keep you safe from all of those evil writers of fiction and children cartoons...(after all we know what they are really up to, don't we... they are plotting to wipe Christianity off of the face of the earth and replace it with evil fat marshmallow purse carrying asexual beings....)
Strange how the Catholic Church would rather rally the world against a writer of a book of fiction but chooses to cover up and defend their own who commit the very real sins of child molestation....I guess you choose your fights...
posted on March 16, 2005 09:10:18 PM new
Thanks Bizzy and Maggie.... I'm hoping I'll get some time to read it this summer.
But for others without such a strong faith it doesn't mean reading the book I also recommended would hurt anything in the learning/discovering stage either.
How can someone recommend a book showing the other side to The Da Vinci Code if they haven't read The Da Vinci Code or the book they are recommending?
posted on March 16, 2005 09:20:27 PM newagain, maggie, the fact that my first post said those who have read this MIGHT want to also read the other book....appears to upset you. too bad.
Again...not at all Linda...you see, unlike you, I actually enjoy reading books!
You should try it sometime, then you won't have to rely on the reviews of others to tell you what you should or should not believe...You really should start thinking for yourself. You might be surprised to find that you actually have an opinion of your very own!
posted on March 16, 2005 09:21:58 PM new
maggie - to deny that there are many who are anti-Christian and who are currently working to remove every mention of God off everything in the public eye....shows you don't know/understand the threat the religious feel.
kiara....trying to pick a fight again? I'm not interested. It was quite easy really. Just go read any reviews of movies or books, before you see them to help make a judgement if they sound interesting enough to go see/purchase. It's done all the time.
Gee...the left really does enjoy making mountains out of molehills. Mention another book people might want to read....and the lefties here start freaking out. Can't stand opposing views being offered.
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Four More Years....YES!!!
[ edited by Linda_K on Mar 16, 2005 09:27 PM ]
posted on March 16, 2005 09:32:19 PM new
That's right...Linda.. it is wise of you to try and turn this into a political issue... since your ignorance on the topic is apparent.. might as well throw up the smoke screen and change the subject..
Smooth move X-Lax...
posted on March 16, 2005 09:32:49 PM new
I'm not trying to start any fight, linda_k. Of course reviews about books count but I just think that it's better to read the actual book before personally recommending it because then you know what the heck you're talking about. JMHO
posted on March 16, 2005 09:50:24 PM new
kiara - Sure you were...you could have just commented on the fact that you haven't read the book but would like to. But no...that's not how you play your games. You saw a chance to 'tag along' with the others to point out to me the error of my ways.
Since Diane was asking if others here had read this book....and maggie was the ONLY one who also had.....I thought reading the 'other side' of the story might interest some - so I made them aware there IS a book that refutes the points brought up in DVC.
But as I said: Mention another book people might want to read....and the lefties here start freaking out. Can't stand opposing views being offered.
Point proven right in this thread.
No harm will come to anyone who might be interested in reading BOTH books. Each one offering a different 'side' to the issues being discussed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four More Years....YES!!!
posted on March 16, 2005 10:03:32 PM newkiara - Sure you were...
Ya........ nothing like you picking a fight about whether you think I was trying to pick a fight or not because you have no other way of picking a fight this time because no matter what I say here it seems to pick your ass.
posted on March 17, 2005 12:03:53 AM new
bizzy, I get "playful" not nasty and do so whenever linduh has to take everything so seriously. And subsequent posters are correct.....she shoots off C&Ps because without them she has no opinion. Probably hasn't read a book in her life but wants to "disprove" this one even though it's fiction.
I'm going to read it because of your post and because it sounds like fun! Something linduh sadly doesn't have.
Ya know , I googled and googled and searched and searched and found out.....wolves can't talk or really dress up like a grandma......
the story of Little Red Riding Hood is just a conspiracy to get us to think they can!!!!!!!!!!
Ya see, wolves and little girls and woods and grandmas are real facts. So they deliberately tried to mislead us!!!
posted on March 17, 2005 03:53:38 AM new
Linda and Libra -- So in other words, we should go back to the days of censorship and book burnings because The Vatican and a few other Christians are afraid that certain books may change the beliefs of the faithful? What about the Bible? Certainly anyone can pick up the Bible and see a different interpretation than that of one's religious upbringing. How did so many different religions come to being? Through different interpretations. IMO, there is no right or wrong religion. The Catholic interpretation of the Bible is certainly different from the Methodist interpretation and so on. Does that mean that because the Bible can be misinterpreted, one shouldn't read it?
Going back to my original post, why did it take so long for The Vatican (TWO YEARS) to step up and force its views of the book? It is a work of FICTION. Any intelligent person who reads the book can easily discern between what is fact and what is fiction in this book. For those who may be swayed into believing the fictional portions of the book, they are the type people that are swayed into believing anything that they see or hear. Perhaps The Vatican would like to lock them up with nothing but a Bible to keep their thoughts "pure"?
Diane
[ edited by bizzycrocheting on Mar 17, 2005 04:07 AM ]
If anyone is interested in reading more about Da Vinci, the Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci can be downloaded here Or if you want to read a page a day you can use an RSS News Reader as described here.
I just ordered the Da Vinci Code from Amazon because I don't want to wait three weeks while holding hands with an Ebay seller who wants to delay delivery by waiting for a fifteen dollar check to clear. That policy and it's ramifications could be the topic of another thread.
Linda and Libra CHILL...you are looking like a couple of fools.
posted on March 17, 2005 06:45:35 AM new
Darn how people can turn around what you post.
I didn't say anything about that bizzy. All I posted was a review against the book. I said I don't read fiction, because authors try and turn fiction around to sound like truths so that the reader doesn't know the difference.
No Helenjw I am not a fool. I have a right to my opinion isn't that right. You have yours and you certainly do step right in and tell us. It is you who waits for Maggie and crowfarm to post then you play follow the leader and condemn the rest of us. You seem to think the way they post is cute. Well you try being on the other side you wouldn't think so. They are two old hags wanting attention and you are enabling them.
Didn't you say Bizzy you have to read the bible again. Were you confused? Did I say that about censorship? No I didn't all I said was I don't read fiction and this is one reason. Because someone tells me a book is good doesn't mean I have to go read it. First you look at reviews both good and bad and if you like them or don't like them then you do what you want to do. I chose not to because I don't read fiction.
Well I think you need to go back and find out why there are different religions as certainly there was a reason. In the end religious people all come to the same conclusion we believe in God. Now, it might be a different god in the third world countries but they believe in God.
Well Helen are you to cheap to go to a book store to buy the book. No waiting for the mail to come.
