Reprinted: Li Haipeng "Everyone Should Read "The Da Vinci Code""

Olen 2022-03-21 09:01:11

To protest against the Catholic Church, I went to watch "The Da Vinci Code" yesterday afternoon. It wasn't pretty or ugly, but since it's for moral purposes, it doesn't matter whether it looks good or not. I don’t know much about its historical background, and I don’t have the right to comment. But logically speaking, if there is a record of Magdalene being the wife of Jesus, then as a work of art, this film has the right to adopt this background. It is completely fabricated, so it is just a conjecture. As long as the Catholic Church has such a little self-confidence, there is no need to impose any ban like the Central X.
The so-called question of respect or not, I think it only makes sense when people face a specific person, whether or not that person is a religious believer; when someone preaches respect for the scriptures of a religion, the logic goes wrong. Because that often means that they ask you to respect their monopoly on its interpretation. When a man asks you to respect his girlfriend, he is not asking you to pull a chair for her, but warning you not to touch her body. The so-called religious respect by religious people is the same as this.
Obviously, there have been many people of high moral character in the history of Catholicism, but there have also been many people of high moral character in the history of non-Catholicism. If there is anything obvious about the Catholics in terms of morality, then they set up fires, arrested witches, launched wars against infidels, and created a civilization regressing in the Middle Ages. Such evil groups still use their followers despite their shame. I can only say that it embodies the most complicated aspect of history: the darkest things are still left behind in the most civilized era.
Yu/Jie and others recently met Bush Jr., as the spokesperson of China's 100 million land/lower/teacher/disciples, demanding that Bush liberate them just like Reagan liberated Eastern Europe. Even if I am a person who has a great interest in the United States, it is inevitable that I feel deeply sick. I also like America, but I once asked myself why. What I like is democracy, freedom and civilization. It is people’s right to express their opinions. It is the sun shining on every young man’s face. It is unfettered, pure-hearted, and even the American dream-if these things have anything to do with religion. If they are, then they are completely the opposite of religion.
It may be a natural thing for a Chinese to embrace religion, even more natural than Americans’ conversion to God. Some people seek narcosis, some seek a gentle value, and some want an explanation for such a hollow and dull life, but in the end, people are nothing more than. Put a new yoke on himself to forget the old prison. I respect everyone who loves any religion, but the truth is that it is better not to deceive yourself.
In the movie, Tom Hanks finally let the heroine choose whether to change history or maintain the status quo, which is a good ending. The author may not be able to make a choice himself, at least not so daring to say clearly. If we learn of the secrets kept by the Da Vinci, I am afraid it will be difficult to make a choice. History is so strong that Hanks eventually knelt under the stars. I think the most reasonable explanation is that he was experiencing the extreme shock of a single life suddenly facing the entire human life.
In any case, I think the most noble thing is to be a person. The bottom line I can accept about religion is that you can believe it, but don’t try to preach, because it is extremely obviously a falsehood spread, let alone use religion. Seek any mundane benefits.
The last sentence: Acting evil in the name of the ultimate truth was not new 2000 years ago, and even less new in contemporary China. It is difficult to fight against this kind of dick, but it is easy to not believe in this kind of thing. You only need to use a big brain like a soybean. Just think about it.

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The Da Vinci Code quotes

  • Robert Langdon: Have you ever heard those words before, Sophie, "so dark the con of man"?

    Sophie Neveu: No. Have you?

    Robert Langdon: When you were a child, were you aware of any secret gatherings? Anything ritualistic in nature? Meetings your grandfather would have wanted kept secret? Was there ever any talk of something called the Priory of Sion?

    Sophie Neveu: The what? Why are you asking these things?

    Robert Langdon: The Priory of Sion is a myth. One of the world's oldest and most secret societies with leaders like, uh, Sir Isaac Newton, da Vinci himself. The fleur-de-lis is their crest. They're guardians of a secret they supposedly refer to as "the dark con of man."

    Sophie Neveu: But what secret?

    Robert Langdon: The Priory of Sion protects the source of God's power on Earth.

  • Andre Vernet: Forgive the intrusion. I'm afraid the police arrived more quickly than I anticipated. You must follow me, please. For your own safety.

    Sophie Neveu: You knew they were coming?

    Andre Vernet: My guard alerted me to your status when you arrived. Yours is one of our oldest and highest-level accounts. It includes a safe-passage clause.

    Robert Langdon: Safe passage?

    Andre Vernet: [opening the back of an armored truck] If you step inside, please. Time is of the essence.

    Robert Langdon: [nervously, seeing the limited space available] In there?