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Azred · 06-10-2002, 11:13 AM

There is so much speculation about the Illuminati, in all their various forms, that any writing about them has become nothing more than a bastardized mish-mash of weirdness. The worst part about modern Illuminati-hunters is that so many of their sources are older (18th- and 19th-century) and are probably not completely credible, since they had their own agendas (whether pro- or anti-Illuminati/Freemason).
Many Masons did leave Europe for early America because of the freedoms they could gain here; this explains so much Masonic influence in early America. The strangest speculation is the Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati, was a look-alike for George Washington and that, in fact, the person we knew as Washington really was Weishaupt.
My question is: who cares? So the Masons founded America. Big deal. It's still a really good place to live. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

You can neither prove nor disprove the existence of the Illuminati. The only "serious" person on this topic is Robert Anton Wilson; go read "Everyting is Under Control".

06-10-2002, 11:13 AM	#15
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	There is so much speculation about the Illuminati, in all their various forms, that any writing about them has become nothing more than a bastardized mish-mash of weirdness. The worst part about modern Illuminati-hunters is that so many of their sources are older (18th- and 19th-century) and are probably not completely credible, since they had their own agendas (whether pro- or anti-Illuminati/Freemason). Many Masons did leave Europe for early America because of the freedoms they could gain here; this explains so much Masonic influence in early America. The strangest speculation is the Adam Weishaupt, founder of the Bavarian Illuminati, was a look-alike for George Washington and that, in fact, the person we knew as Washington really was Weishaupt. My question is: who cares? So the Masons founded America. Big deal. It's still a really good place to live. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] You can neither prove nor disprove the existence of the Illuminati. The only "serious" person on this topic is Robert Anton Wilson; go read "Everyting is Under Control". __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.