The Da Vinci Code....

A couple of days ago I just finished reading Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. I went through the book in a day or so, compelled by the suspenseful twists and turns of the story and especially the controversial premises the book presented regarding Jesus Christ's life...that historical proof exists that Jesus in fact married Mary Magdalene, and actually fathered children. Also intriguing were the relationship of ancient pagan practices, rituals, beliefs and symbols on modern religion...the alleged suppression of ancient biblical information by the church in an attempt to preserve the status quo, the search for the holy grail, and the cryptic codes hidden in famous works of art.

Well, no doubt the book is a work of fiction, but some of the ideas it presented held at least some grain of authencity, having been proposed in the past and backed up from careful historical research.

Though I consider myself a Catholic and a believer in Jesus Christ, I don't suppose an interest in these precepts would be enough to label me a blasphemer...would it now? Religion for me has always been a matter of personal faith, irregardless of what history has shown. History, for that matter, has never been completely accurate...considering that for the most part it has often been written the victor, the conqueror, the one in the position of power.

I found the premises so intriguing that I started reading other books on the subject, namely Secrets of the Code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail in an effort to determine what are facts, and what are not.

I don't know what I'm looking for actually...perhaps I just don't like the idea of someone else deciding what I'm fit to know, and what I'm not....anyone have any opinions? ;-)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Commonwealth Ave. lot for Lease

Image
For lease, 261 sqm commercial lot near east-bound lane (going to Fairview) of Commonwealth Ave. Quezon City, between Tandang Sora and Ever Gotesco, directly opposite PNB . Accessible via 50m access road. No improvements on said property. For inquiries call 09228692272 or email ronallandottk@yahoo.com
Read more

Is aspartame safe?

Image
Do you know what aspartame is? Well, even if you don't, given its ubiquitous nature, its a virtual certainty that you have already crossed paths with it in your life at one time or another. For the uninitiated, aspartame is a low-calorie sugar substitute most often used in carbonated beverages, you know, the diet or lite variety. Here in the Philippines, it is commonly known by the brand names NutraSweet and Equal . The reason why it has significantly fewer calories is because its not carbohydrate based. Its a methyl (methane derivative) ester (organic compound) dipeptide (two amino acids joined by a single peptide bond) consisting of aspartic acid as the first amino acid, and phenylalanine as the second. Its about 180 times sweeter than typical table sugar, and as such, a little goes a long way. A single pellet of Equal (18 mg of aspartame) has about the same sweetening strength as a teaspoon of ordinary white sugar (about 5 ml). Do the math. It was first discovered in 19
Read more

Peddling Snake Oil - The Khaos Super Turbo Charger

Image
Photos courtesy of Ghosthunter If you drive or are at least into cars, no doubt you've probably heard at one time or another about the Khaos Super Turbo Charger . It's a device that is claimed to drastically reduce the fuel consumption of your gasoline driven vehicle by as much as 50%. It created such a hype when it was introduced in November 2003 after glowing reviews and endorsements from, among others, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Makati Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Taiwan’s Automotive Research and Testing Center. Even Malacañang got into the picture, and presented the inventor, Pablo Planas, with a Presidential Award Medal for Outstanding Invention. All in all, various government agencies and government officials got into the picture, singing the praises of a device that miraculously reduces fuel consumption by a significant margin. As a result, in less than a year, more than 3,500 units were sold and installed to customers who swear by the product's effe
Read more