the dark con of man

0"con" = act of cheating on somebody. 02br
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00It's informal and short for "confidence trick" (at least, in British English)02br
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0Hello M2L02br
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00If I "con" you, I deliberately deceive you in some way, to my own advantage (usually financial).02br
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00For instance, if I talk you into buying insurance with an insurance company that doesn't exist, then pocket your $250 premium and disappear, I have "conned" you.02br
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00A "con" is the related noun. It's v

0Hi, MrP.02br
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00Thanks for your explanations.02br
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00But, what does the whole phrase "the dark con of man" mean?02br
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00Thanks,0-

0Well, it's a little difficult to say, out of context; but it seems to mean "the deceitful hidden nature of mankind", or "the sinister fraudulent heart of mankind". 02br
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0 I haven't read the book, so all this is speculation: 02br
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00>what does the whole phrase "the dark con of man" mean?02br
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00 that dark-skinned/swarthy cheating/stealing man (if you refer to his skin)02br
00 that wicked cheating/stealing man (if you refer to his morals)02br
00 that gloomy cheating/stealing man (if you

0I haven't read the book either; but to judge by the various blogs out there, my interpretation wasn't correct.02br
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00The phrase 01i00seems02i00 to mean "the fraud perpetrated by the Church, in misrepresenting Jesus Christ".02br
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00(I think at this point I had better hand over to someone who 01i00has02i0

0I did read it, but I certainly didn't memorize it. I would interpret this to mean "The evil lie spread to fool mankind," based on what I remember0-

In Da Vinci Code, it's the fact that man has lied about the fact that Jesus was a mere mortal and that women and men are not equals

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You mean the Queen's English? Don't let we American's fool you. Some of us realize where the history comes from. The Dark Con o