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Not unlike National Treasure, which used history as a stage to spin it's yarn from. The Old North Church, the Declaration of Independence, etc, all exist, but was anyone, including you, gullible enough to honestly believe there really is a treasure map written on the back, that can only be seen using glasses built by Ben Franklin?

Please.

Honestly, I do love how history repeats itself.

This whole situation is at it's core "The Last Temptation of Christ II"

The Da Vinci Code is a movie that might have gone down as essentially the sequel to Ishtar, but with the help of all the hysterical ranting against it, it will probably at the very least make it's 3 times budget, and actually turn a profit.

I do hope the Folks that are getting so exorcised over this movie realize that they themselves are becoming part of the entertainment value added for the movie. How so you ask.

Well, as with the Last Temptation, people went to the theaters, in some cases, just to see the protestors, then went in to see the movie just to infuriate them.

And look at the end result. Did all the hand wringing and protesting stop The Last Temptation of Christ? Hardly. The protestors successfully snatched it from the jaws of defeat, just, as it would appear, the nonsense about the Da Vinci Code will do now.

Don't worry, Sony will appreciate all the effort.

Your question is a silly Straw Man argument, not the first one I have seen from people who argue your position. If your position is viable, you would not need to attack a fake position.

I have some questions.

1A. Is there a pyramid outside the Louvre?
1B. How many panes of glass are in the windows?

2A. Is there a painting known as the Mona Lisa?
2B. Is the Mona Lisa a painting of a real person?

3A. Does a document known as the "Gospel of Philip" exist?
3B. Was the document written in Aramaic?

4A. Were the Dead Sea Scrolls found in the 1950's?
4B. Are there Gospels in the DSS?

You can answer these questions easily, after all, the issue is, according to you, as easy as knowing whether Ben Franklin made the glasses you described, right?

was anyone, including you, gullible enough to honestly believe there really is a treasure map written on the back, that can only be seen using glasses built by Ben Franklin?

You mean there ISN'T?

WHY did you have to tell me that?

But seriously, folks... I once knew a high school girl who believed in Santa Claus... because she saw him on TV...