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The Truth Behind "The Da Vinci Code" |
 | | But the novel is based on the belief that Jesus was a mere man, that Christianity is a despicable sham and that all claims to objective religious truth are to be avoided. |
 | | For instance, the novel states Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin of the Rocks," which in the Louvre, is "a five-foot-tall canvas," even though a quick check on the Internet or in an encyclopedia shows that it is actually six-and-a-half feet in height. |
 | | Olson: The novel mixes together elements that are quite appealing within a postmodern culture: a relativistic attitude toward truth and religion, conspiracy-based claims, radical feminism, dislike for religious authority and the implicit belief that reality is malleable and can be customized, so to speak, to each person's wishes. |
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