The Illuminati

[Fidel_Castronaut]

There are so many logical inconsistencies and contradictions with the idea of a nefarious, clandestine bureaucracy.

You are remarkably obstinate, which I find to be rather annoying. Have you opened the zip file, viewed the PDF documents, and viewed the Wikipedia link I sent to you? Or, are you simply dismissing it without viewing the materials?

I'm doing whatever turns you on.

Perhaps you could run those "logical inconsistencies and contradictions" past me, so that we can have an engaging philosophical discussion about it. It seems as though you are using inductive reasoning to come to your conclusions. Also, using the word "nefarious" is overstating the matter somewhat. Although many of the members do engage in profoundly evil behaviours, such as mind control, paedophilia and ritual sacrifice, it appears that they practice good deeds also. It seems as though they believe that there should be a balance between good and evil, and that this is the true path to "illumination".

I think it's better they stay apart of my own nefarious, clandestine secret organization that you can't be apart above unless you prove it exists. And it is entirely evil, seeking to infect the world with adorable kittens.

Nobody likes adorable kittens on that scale, I can assure you.

But I suppose the real crux is that I don't care enough to care, and nobody else does either.

Naive apathy is, indeed, the predominant trend of the 21st century. Thankfully, not ALL people are as passive and dismissive as you.

Well, actually, I'm a PhD student, so I do do a lot of research (in fact, if you want to know, my research is on the utilisation of government resources under NL by religious NGO's in the Birmingham Area through the New Deal, Single Regeneration budget and other ABI [Area Based Initiatives] in the delivery of urban regeneration projects. The aim to deliver a useable and flexible framework for the critique and evaluation of partnerships between FBOs and Government bodies on local based regeneration enterprises into the future during and after the current coalition government), so I also know a little bit about what's worth researching and what isn't.

I'm just dismissive of tripe. And what you're feeding me isn't even seasoned that well.

PS. The Illuminati exists, but only in your mind! *wooooooo* [spooky ghost noises]