The Illuminati

[bladevalant546]

I know this is a topic that has most likely been touched upon a lot, but all the threads that are related to this are more than 30 days old.

Anyways, it has come to my attention that a few people that I know in real life seriously believe in the Illuminati and their malicious intentions. I learnt the hard way after joking about it too much and then having them tell me that they don't appreciate me "desensatising people about a serious issue". Out of respect for them, I think that's a fair point. What I want to know is what people's opinions are on here:

Arguments/evidence for/against the Illuminati? I personally think there is a group hinding behind the symbol of the all-seeing eye. What their motives are, I wouldn't have a clue. Do you?

Well for one thing I haven an issue with modern people is for some reason they all believe malicous tyrants only exist in third world countries and last one that ever existed in first world countries was the USSR. This is the logical fallacy that people nowadays have, and it is distrubing. With that said, my simple argument against the illuminati is simple, you prey off of the "power" that the conspiracies people claim. If "they" have as much power as they do aka control all the worlds economy, controls majority of nations already, controls our weather (some do), and control our minds through media (btw subliminals are very powerful and used in marketing even subtle emotional ones). Then what in the world are they waiting for, apperently they gained enough power that they would be unrivaled.

PS.Even still you will be a brain washed sheep that is part of the conspiracy, in that case play along and say you are part of the organization and been keeping them under close observation.