The Illuminati and The New World
December 7, 2011 at 12:15 pm
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2011 at 12:18 pm by Azazylix.)
Just today, #iluminati (spelled wrongly, no doubt) was trending on Twitter. Personally, I'm quite a fan of conspiracy theories in the sense that I like to see them as thought experiments (of course, excluding the obvious nonsense like lizard people). The Illuminati is one conspiracy theory I love in particular.
Essentially, for those who don't know, the Illuminati theory states that the entire world is controlled in secret by the richest, most powerful individuals in the world, who manipulate the masses using subliminal messaging in modern media. Their goal is to create a "New World Order", a united world controlled by them. Their roots go back to their founding in Bavaria, and they have links with groups across history such as the Knights Templar, the Priori of Sion etc etc.
http://whatistheilluminati.com/
http://youtu.be/3avVyf1OMjQ
A quick browse on YouTube would display the negativity surrounding the terms "Illuminati" and "New World Order". Countless videos dedicate themselves to exposing the "lies and deceit" perpetrated by the governments today... but none of that now.
What I want to ask is this: Is a New World Order really that bad?
Juxtapose this with a distrustful world economy where countries are constantly in disagreement (Euro debt crisis) and igniting wars (need I raise examples?). Even within countries, we see dissent and senseless, petty scuffles (mindless filibustering in the U.S.A. and, not surprisingly, the failure of their "supercommittee") that result in the frustrating expenditure of heat instead of useful light. We see divided interests and hence individualistic, selfish motivations, that hinder any attempt at global coordination (look at the UN!).
Would it not be relieving to see a world finally united? What's more, a world united across religion, race or language by nothing short of an idea. Would it not be admirable for humanity to stand together, for once, against our ultimate enemy: our own helplessness?
Please go ahead and discuss, I genuinely want your views! I'd put it out to my Christian friends, but they can't seem to get over the fact that it is tied (incorrectly!) to Satanism. Somehow.
Essentially, for those who don't know, the Illuminati theory states that the entire world is controlled in secret by the richest, most powerful individuals in the world, who manipulate the masses using subliminal messaging in modern media. Their goal is to create a "New World Order", a united world controlled by them. Their roots go back to their founding in Bavaria, and they have links with groups across history such as the Knights Templar, the Priori of Sion etc etc.
http://whatistheilluminati.com/
http://youtu.be/3avVyf1OMjQ
A quick browse on YouTube would display the negativity surrounding the terms "Illuminati" and "New World Order". Countless videos dedicate themselves to exposing the "lies and deceit" perpetrated by the governments today... but none of that now.
What I want to ask is this: Is a New World Order really that bad?
Juxtapose this with a distrustful world economy where countries are constantly in disagreement (Euro debt crisis) and igniting wars (need I raise examples?). Even within countries, we see dissent and senseless, petty scuffles (mindless filibustering in the U.S.A. and, not surprisingly, the failure of their "supercommittee") that result in the frustrating expenditure of heat instead of useful light. We see divided interests and hence individualistic, selfish motivations, that hinder any attempt at global coordination (look at the UN!).
Would it not be relieving to see a world finally united? What's more, a world united across religion, race or language by nothing short of an idea. Would it not be admirable for humanity to stand together, for once, against our ultimate enemy: our own helplessness?
Please go ahead and discuss, I genuinely want your views! I'd put it out to my Christian friends, but they can't seem to get over the fact that it is tied (incorrectly!) to Satanism. Somehow.
~We, the atheist, in creating a purpose for ourselves where there was none, are greater than God himself.~
