Da Vinci Con

Da Vinci code, the religious thriller that earns millions of dollars for Dan Brown incurred lawsuit for plagarism and also upset the Catholic and Protestant communities for the inaccurate facts presented in his book.

A few friends believe in what Brown has written. A ficition book that becomes gospel truth. How does people arrive at such conclusion? Isn't it easier to believe in a Bible that has gone through much testings and trials?

A gist of what this book is about can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_vinci_code

The book's opening claim:

"Fact: (...) All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate."

Others, including the author, note that the "fact" statement does not claim that the theories presented by the characters in The Da Vinci Code regarding Mary Magdalene, Jesus of Nazareth, and Christianity's past are accurate.

Bible does not have a disclaimer but Dan Brown's book has a disclaimer.

"The last word: Da Vinci Con" by The New York Times said that ''The Da Vinci Code,'' like ''Holy Blood, Holy Grail,'' is based on a notorious hoax....Plantard's hoax was debunked by a series of (as yet untranslated) French books and a 1996 BBC documentary, but curiously enough, this set of shocking revelations hasn't proved as popular as the fantasia of ''Holy Blood, Holy Grail,'' or, for that matter, as ''The Da Vinci Code.'' The only thing more powerful than a worldwide conspiracy, it seems, is our desire to believe in one.

I believe that what is true cannot be refuted ;-)