Are the beliefs of so many people so poor, that they are worried about a work of obvious fiction.?
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Actually the Da Vinci code, though it is fiction, actually attacks traditional beliefs about Jesus. This has created a huge stir, much to Dan Brown's delight. It means his book will sell through the roof. The book is well written. Its message will go out throughout the world. That is, Dan Brown's message will go out throughout the world. I really don't know what all the excitement is about because a review of history will show the inaccuracies contained in his book. But it is fiction for crying out loud. Fiction means he can write anything he wants. Go to the library and where will you find this book? In the Fiction Department. I mean it is like science fiction or any other work of an author's imagination.  Chill out people.
691639
Somepeople are not convinced anything exists until they see it.  With many of the things about being rare or intangible, you may never get those people on your side.  Others dont believe because of culture or upbrining.
596235
Like communism, it sounds great IN THEORY. However, there is the small detail of how could anyone convince people that the things that they've held in such high regard their entire lives to be false. And keep in mind these aren't just theories about what COULD be to them, they are FACTS. Like gravity or mathematics, for some people belief in some higher being is just as constant and valid. But if you can think of a way for it to happen, I'm right with ya.
654543
i dont think so. i know some people that beleive it is real because they found the people of their dreams but i dont think its for everyone.
653940
Well, in my opinion... There's a part of them that's insecure about their faith. When anything (such as the controversial Da Vinci Code) threatens their faith, or attempts to prove it wrong, their defense mechanisms spring up. They know they could be wrong about their faith, and that's what's making them so irate. I think people are starting to forget that the bible is "just a book" too.
774711
people are not all aware of these truths .
1102117
I believe some are doing good,the Salvation \nArmy helps many people.There's always some fraud out there in a lot of things.
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I think a lot of people believe what they say so strongly that they think they're saying what they believe, when really they're saying what others believe and what they in turn have internalized, for lack of a better word.  But I do agree with the answerer who said that all knowledge is based on authority; it's impossible to avoid that completely.  We are immensely affected by what we're born in to.  There's no getting around that.  I read a book last year (The Immoralist, by André Gide) that dealt with that concept a bit, and the author believed it necessary to completely kill oneself (not physically, of course) to find the blank parchment underneath; the original part of oneself that hadn't been tainted by society and family, and the one that could still be imprinted with truly personal and genuine beliefs.\n\nThat's a utopian ideal, at best.  To expect people to shed all that they know in the hopes of embracing something completely foreign, which may supposedly be more real and appropriate for them is really excessive.  Even if people wanted to do that, it's still an enormous task to undertake.  So to some extent, everybody repeats a lot of hearsay, if you will, in the guise of true, personal beliefs.  Some people are more "sheltered" than others and less aware of the extent to which their beliefs have been swayed and shaped by others, and some people have broken out of their molds in a manner that would have made Gide himself proud.\n\nPersonally, I think I say what I believe a good amount of the time.  I still struggle with a lot that I've learned growing up; things that I see still influencing my life even after I've chosen other paths.  An unavoidable fact of life, I suppose.  But I have learned to look outside of the box I was born in to, and also to step outside that box and look at it from a different perspective.  That helps a lot.
1049397
People really don't know what they think they do. THey believe what they are told, which is lies. We're getting all kinds of stories being told, it's tough to tell what is true.
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To make this statement is truly brave,\nbut believe they are christians may be really grave.\nUse the poor and religious they do,\nTo line their pockets and even their shoe.\nThe prey on the christians are report their belief,\nBut christians they may not be, so thats our relief.
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The feeble-minded ones, yes.  But if it wasn't for music, they would be affected by something else, like a TV show or movie.  The intelligent ones know the difference between real and make believe.
517258
No.\nThere is none.\nBut there are a bunch of reasons to believe it as fiction.
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Probably like a lot of Christians wont watch it either...\n\nIts a work of FICTION....\n\nSo, they dont waste thier time on it...\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
310328
Catholics are not worried about the fiction in the DaVinci Code, we're worried about the foolish who take this story to be word-for-word truth (much like how we fear people who take the Bible for word-for-word truth).
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Its very good that you have your own mind and not just follow whats in the local newspaper or tv shows. Educated people think they know all about everything in current events but sometimes they are just reading into something put there just for that reason, so they have something to believe. Propaganda is all around you man tv paper even in conversations with other people. We will never know the true agenda of the government or big business. Who knows if he is real or not ?Not me
240229
Alot of people can not believe in something they cannot see or touch
665487
Well I haven't seen the movie or read the book but I know what it's about and I think the controversy that has been stirred up is crazy! I mean, it's called fiction, people. Wake up! Sure, Dan's based it on some historical facts but I think people need to get over themselves (sorry if I sound a bit rude, I'm just really sick of everyone complaining about it and all that) It's not true. Fiction. Believe in your religion and don't change any of your beliefs because of a fictional story.