The Da Vinci Code

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Prudence

And yes, I'm not really concerned about people who can't be bothered to sift fact from fiction.

Is this true of everything or just when you don't care about the fiction people are choosing to believe?

Do I care in the sense that people should be prevented from believing things that aren't true? No. Do I care in the sense that every reasonable opportunity should be taken to set them straight? Yes.

Pretty much every organization in existence is quick to shout some form of "heresy" whenever they feel the larger culture is embracing something that they feel attacks them.

Jewish groups did it last year with Munich. Gay groups did it when Laura Schlesinger had her TV show. The Albinism Alliance (or whatever they call themselves) are upset by the portrayal of an albino in The Da Vinci Code. The rest of society tells them "just ignore it" unless they feel they are part of the offended group and then suddenly it is an issue that should be battled.

Again, I don't think most of the people saying "chill" on this issue would be so sanguine if the book and movie were based on the "truth" of Holocaust denial (perhaps it is a myth created by the Zionist Overlords to help ensure the establishment of the state of Israel following WWII). If thousands of people put the book down, or left the movie theater saying, "I know it is fiction but that is a pretty interesting theory. How do they explain the fact that the gas ovens aren't big enough for human entry?"

I suspect we'd all find that very troubling and not just something to be ignored as the gullibility of stupid people.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Is this true of everything or just when you don't care about the fiction people are choosing to believe?

As far as I know, it is true of everything.