Everyone involved in the "discovery" of the conspiracy (Which was random words applied to Rosicrucians dogma?), and those who claimed that the conspiracy really

Everyone involved in the "discovery" of the conspiracy (Which was random words applied to Rosicrucians dogma?), and those who claimed that the conspiracy really did unravel the secrets of the grail, everyone (except the girlfriend, but including the protagonist) were idiots. Skepticism, rational thought, and a little application of evidence should have stopped the process in it's tracked. They all got carried away, and the lies, begat lies, that became 'a truth'. Much like fake news of today etc. Another novel of his Baudolino comes at this from a different angle, everything the protagonist says is a lie (unreliable narrator plus), yet it all comes true. I love a good Eco conversation, and all the wonderful ways you can pull it apart.