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Moskie · 12-14-2006, 11:56 AM

Come on guys, there's a potential discussion here, yet it of course instantly denigrates to a Bush-bashing and baby-raping (ha) thread.

So, in the hopes of having a conversation:

It's an interesting point regarding the Da Vinci Code. Many people do take the "history" explained in that book to be fact. So imagine if the subject of the book was something more topical and current instead of Da Vinci or the Illuminati. Say, a political party, or global warming. A phony history was made up, using real-life prominent figures and historical events as starting points. If the book becomes popular to the mainstream culture, what's fact and what's fiction could easily become blurred.

I think some people are going to say that Crichton's novel is just along the same lines as An Inconvenient Truth and Fahrenheit 9/11... but I'd disagree with that. Crichton has no obligation to back up his claims in a novel, while Moore/Gore are genuinely trying to convince us of what they believe to be true. Crichton's work is more subliminal, and therefore less respectful, as far as I'm concerned.

12-14-2006, 11:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Moskie Pure Chewing Satisfaction Location: can i use bbcode [i]here[/i]?	Come on guys, there's a potential discussion here, yet it of course instantly denigrates to a Bush-bashing and baby-raping (ha) thread. So, in the hopes of having a conversation: It's an interesting point regarding the Da Vinci Code. Many people do take the "history" explained in that book to be fact. So imagine if the subject of the book was something more topical and current instead of Da Vinci or the Illuminati. Say, a political party, or global warming. A phony history was made up, using real-life prominent figures and historical events as starting points. If the book becomes popular to the mainstream culture, what's fact and what's fiction could easily become blurred. I think some people are going to say that Crichton's novel is just along the same lines as An Inconvenient Truth and Fahrenheit 9/11... but I'd disagree with that. Crichton has no obligation to back up his claims in a novel, while Moore/Gore are genuinely trying to convince us of what they believe to be true. Crichton's work is more subliminal, and therefore less respectful, as far as I'm concerned. __________________ Greetings and salutations. Last edited by Moskie; 12-14-2006 at 12:00 PM..