Comments on: Suppressing The Da Vinci Code http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:49:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: knotted string http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15856 knotted string Tue, 16 May 2006 13:30:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15856 The Pope should not be issuing a fatwa, but an arrest warrant. Galileo was arrested for far less, as was Bruno who burned to death in Rome on 17 Feb 1600. It is just embarrassing that the Catholic administration always punished the wrong people. When you ask "what would Jesus do?" you can see where the administrators went wrong: the mindless enforcement of obsolete group-think, consensus, bureaucracy, etc. Jesus literally whipping up a riot in the Temple, driving out the animals which were being sold and overturning the tables of the bankers. When you look at the difference between Jesus and the petty, feeble way the Roman Catholic faith has been centrally administered you can see why it hasn't sorted out the world's problems. Dan Brown should be face a charge of heresy. Bring back the Inquisition fast, complete with thumb screws, the pit and pendulum to deter charlatans and crackpots. Just make sure genuine useful science like M-theory, SUSY, etc., is encouraged. The Pope should not be issuing a fatwa, but an arrest warrant. Galileo was arrested for far less, as was Bruno who burned to death in Rome on 17 Feb 1600.

It is just embarrassing that the Catholic administration always punished the wrong people. When you ask “what would Jesus do?” you can see where the administrators went wrong: the mindless enforcement of obsolete group-think, consensus, bureaucracy, etc. Jesus literally whipping up a riot in the Temple, driving out the animals which were being sold and overturning the tables of the bankers.

When you look at the difference between Jesus and the petty, feeble way the Roman Catholic faith has been centrally administered you can see why it hasn’t sorted out the world’s problems. Dan Brown should be face a charge of heresy. Bring back the Inquisition fast, complete with thumb screws, the pit and pendulum to deter charlatans and crackpots. Just make sure genuine useful science like M-theory, SUSY, etc., is encouraged.

]]> By: Anton Warren http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15855 Anton Warren Tue, 16 May 2006 02:41:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15855 Everyone thinks that Dan Brown is doing something new by criticising the Catholic church, but Revelations in the New Testament, some 2000 years ago already criticised their doctrine. Everyone thinks that Dan Brown is doing something new by criticising the Catholic church, but Revelations in the New Testament, some 2000 years ago already criticised their doctrine.

]]> By: Keith Demko http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15845 Keith Demko Sat, 13 May 2006 10:28:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15845 Thank God we live in country where someone is free to make a statement as ignorant and hateful as "No word yet as to whether the pope has issued a fatwa on Dan Brown." As my form of protest, I'll simply refuse to give this piece of garbage any of my money. Thank God we live in country where someone is free to make a statement as ignorant and hateful as “No word yet as to whether the pope has issued a fatwa on Dan Brown.” As my form of protest, I’ll simply refuse to give this piece of garbage any of my money.

]]> By: guthrie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15847 guthrie Fri, 12 May 2006 11:28:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15847 "The holy blood and the holy grail" is junk. It turned out that the Priory of Zion stuff was fabricated by some French artists who wanted a laugh, and one of them admitted it later. As for Jesus being married, I understand that marriage was virtually de riguere for such people as Jesus is purported to be, and a reasonable case can be made for the suppression of this by the Church and others. But that is a long way away from confirming that there is a secret organisation based around people descended from jesus. “The holy blood and the holy grail” is junk. It turned out that the Priory of Zion stuff was fabricated by some French artists who wanted a laugh, and one of them admitted it later.

As for Jesus being married, I understand that marriage was virtually de riguere for such people as Jesus is purported to be, and a reasonable case can be made for the suppression of this by the Church and others. But that is a long way away from confirming that there is a secret organisation based around people descended from jesus.

]]> By: slanted tom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15846 slanted tom Thu, 11 May 2006 22:42:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15846 To really understand what the Vatican is worried about, I suggest you investigate the dichotomy between literalism and gnosticism as presented by Freke and Gandy in The Laughing Jesus or The Jesus Mysteries. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0722536763/102-2006985-2752939?v=glance&n=283155 To really understand what the Vatican is worried about, I suggest you investigate the dichotomy between literalism and gnosticism as presented by Freke and Gandy in The Laughing Jesus or The Jesus Mysteries.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0722536763/102-2006985-2752939?v=glance&n=283155

]]> By: vince http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15854 vince Thu, 11 May 2006 02:21:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15854 Here are a few interesting articles, if you're willing to read them. These ones are about the Galileo affair (the first one's better, but longer): http://www.catholicleague.org/research/galileo.html http://fmmh.ycdsb.ca/teachers/fmmh_mcmanaman/pages/galileomedia.html This one's about the Inquisition: http://www.catholicleague.org/research/inquisition.html These ones are about the MYTH of "Hitler's Pope": http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods48.html http://fmmh.ycdsb.ca/teachers/fmmh_mcmanaman/pages/piusxii.html This one's about the flat earth myth: http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods46.html This one's about how the Catholic Church built western civilization: http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods40.html Whoa! Seven Star Hand is such a Weirdo! Enjoy! Here are a few interesting articles, if you’re willing to read them.

These ones are about the Galileo affair (the first one’s better, but longer):
http://www.catholicleague.org/research/galileo.html
http://fmmh.ycdsb.ca/teachers/fmmh_mcmanaman/pages/galileomedia.html

This one’s about the Inquisition:
http://www.catholicleague.org/research/inquisition.html

These ones are about the MYTH of “Hitler’s Pope”:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods48.html
http://fmmh.ycdsb.ca/teachers/fmmh_mcmanaman/pages/piusxii.html

This one’s about the flat earth myth:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods46.html

This one’s about how the Catholic Church built western civilization:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods40.html

Whoa! Seven Star Hand is such a Weirdo!

Enjoy!

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15853 Plato Thu, 11 May 2006 00:12:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15853 It's Spooky Paul, in regards to the geometry of site linked above. Reminds me of those "Ley lines," that coveted the English landscape, and connected all those ancient sites? Prof.dr R.H. Dijkgraaf, or Durer? Would the "real" geometric artist, please stand up? :) More on name. It’s Spooky Paul, in regards to the geometry of site linked above.

Reminds me of those “Ley lines,” that coveted the English landscape, and connected all those ancient sites?

Prof.dr R.H. Dijkgraaf, or Durer? Would the “real” geometric artist, please stand up? :)
More on name.

]]> By: GagWatch » More Da Vinci nonsense http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15815 GagWatch » More Da Vinci nonsense Wed, 10 May 2006 20:15:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15815 [...] (via Cosmic Variance) Posted by Paul in Vatican (May 10, 2006 at 9:13 pm) [...] […] (via Cosmic Variance) Posted by Paul in Vatican (May 10, 2006 at 9:13 pm) […]

]]> By: Paul Valletta http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15814 Paul Valletta Wed, 10 May 2006 19:58:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15814 Sorry should be links here: http://www.renneslechateau.co.uk/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lincoln Anyone who has read the Henry Lincoln co-authored book:The Blood and the Holt Grail, would have to conclude that there is a suppression of the Facts! Sorry should be links here:

http://www.renneslechateau.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lincoln

Anyone who has read the Henry Lincoln co-authored book:The Blood and the Holt Grail, would have to conclude that there is a suppression of the Facts!

]]> By: Paul Valletta http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15817 Paul Valletta Wed, 10 May 2006 19:53:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/08/suppressing-the-da-vinci-code/#comment-15817 http://www.merling.dk/ http://www.merling.dk/

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