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http://thedavincicodedemolished.com/
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AN ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE ON THE DA VINCI CODE
by Archpriest Nicholas
As Orthodox Christians, why would we bother worrying about, or even reviewing, a novel? In the 21st century, we are living in the post-Christian era. This does not mean that Society now considers Christianity redundant and outmoded, supplanted by modern philosophy and science, and even by new theology – end of story. This may well be the case, but it is not sufficient; Christianity must now be attacked and ‘proved’ wrong. How? There is only one effective way of doing this: by removing God from Christianity. During the first 300 years of its existence, Christians were persecuted, often with extreme brutality, but these persecutions were only battles; the war had not yet begun, in the worldly sense. The first major offensive against Christianity was the Arian heresy.
The Da Vinci Code is history revisited. In the guise of a novel, it is a serious attempt at reintroducing Arianism, ‘proving’ that Christ was not, and therefore is not, God. Using the format of a novel is indeed a brilliant tactic. It allows history to be rewritten, and facts to be mutilated and reinvented with impunity. Concerning its claim to factual accuracy see Figure 1 – the first page of the novel. And so it’s a novel when it suits the cause, and at the same time it’s a factual, historical exposé that surfaces insidiously to enlighten deluded Christians, and strengthen the rest in the knowledge that Christ is not God – this is its primary goal. Everything else is secondary. This was recognized by the very first Christians – if Christ is not God then Christianity is meaningless and ultimately is of no practical value to mankind:
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised: and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is in vain. [1Cor 15:13-14]
To achieve its goal, the novel goes to extraordinary lengths to reverse historical and theological facts, and judging by its popularity, it has been remarkably successful. This says a lot about societies’ gullibility – with the right psychological techniques and social engineering, people can be manipulated to believe in just about anything without the need for brute force. Why? Because in the main, we are intellectually lazy: why strain the brain when it can be fed by others with initiative. But success in being an obstacle to Christianity has its own price:
And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. [Mark 9:42]
CONCLUSION: Not one revelation or expose; throughout the entire novel stands up to serious scrutiny. What purports to be historical or religious fact is either simply wrong, or so ludicrous that it insults the reader’s intelligence. It is impossible to conclude that the false claims are merely the result of sloppy scholarship. The real agenda of the novel, without any pretence otherwise, is to debunk Christianity; to prove that it is a fraud. And the only way to do this is to mutilate the truth – millions of readers would not have the slightest idea that they have been deceived. The real tragedy is that, not only that most wouldn’t care, but being the products of spiritually and morally bankrupt 21st Century society, they are eager to digest lies, believing that by reading contentious material they have been intellectually enlightened.
ΣΥΜΠΕΡΑΣΜΑ: Καμία αποκάλυψη, κανένα "expose" μέσα από ολόκληρο το μυθιστόρημα δεν μπορεί να σταθεί υπό μία σοβαρή έρευνα. Αυτό που προβάλλεται ως ιστορικό και θρησκευτικό είναι είτε απλώς λάθος, είτε τόσο γελοίο που προσβάλλει την νοημοσύνη του αναγνώστη. Είναι αδύνατον καν να συμπεράνουμε πως οι ψεύτικοι ισχυρισμοί είναι ,έστω, το αποτέλεσμα μιας πρόχειρης επιστημοσύνης. Το πραγματικό σχέδιο του μυθιστορήματος, χωρίς κανένα πρόσχημα, είναι γελοιοποιήσει τον χριστιανισμό, να αποδείξει πως είναι απάτη.Και ο μόνος τρόπος να το πετύχει αυτό είναι ακρωτηριάζοντας την αλήθεια-εκατομμύρια αναγνώστες δεν θα έχουν την παραμικρή ιδέα πως τους εξαπάτησαν. Η πραγματική τραγωδία είναι πως, οι περισσότεροι όχι μόνο δεν θα νοιάζονταν γι'αυτό, αλλά, όντας προιόντα της πνευματικής και ηθικής κατάπτωσης του 21ου αιώνα, είναι πρόθυμοι να θρέφονται με ψεύδη; πιστεύουν δε, πως, διαβάζοντας ογκώδη έργα, φωτίζουν την διάνοιά τους.