[Kenny Bunkport]

Wonder how many won't know that?

Dan Brown has spun his book as "fiction based on fact" to appeal to people who have no knowledge of history and who suspect that the world is run by secret societies. He's pandered to a segment of people who are willing to believe the worst about religious institutions, and about God Himself, which, sadly, is a very large number of people in our society.

[Zavien Doombringer]

He's pandered to a segment of people who are willing to believe the worst about religious institutions, and about God Himself, which, sadly, is a very large number of people in our society.

to which, already have a prenotion and want to have a viable excuse to use this film as a scapegoat to enter heaven on judgement day,... But God, the movie was very convincing....not my fault...

[brytlea]

I can't find it now, but there was an article last week saying how many beleived that what was in the movie was true. In the US it was a fairly large number, and I believe in the UK it was 2 out of 3. That's alot of people decieved.
But of course, the overriding right to be entertained trumps everything! ;)
susie

[Revolting cat!]

Dan Brown has spun his book as "fiction based on fact" to appeal to people who have no knowledge of history and who suspect that the world is run by secret societies

Indeed. We laugh at stupid peasants in backward societies who believe in superstitions and wild conspiracy theories. Books have been written about that and sold as non-fiction, even if they were fiction (Kosinski's Painted Bird, for example.)

But the stupid, conspiracy and superstition believing peasants are all around us in a modern society, educated urbanized people all of them. Educated? The promotion and defense of this illiterate piece crap on this forum has been shameful!

[Ptaz]

He's pandered to a segment of people who are willing to believe the worst about religious institutions, and about God Himself, which, sadly, is a very large number of people in our society.

As far as my own personal standards, I try to find out the most I can about what I get involved with and judge by that, but too many are all too ready to believe the worst, won't do their own digging and will believe anything. Like P.T. Barnum said.....there's a sucker born every minute and sadly our society is full of people who don't exercise enough energies to stay out of that category.