I have a quite adequate Masonic library of my own, thank you very much. I guess I'll remain as bad as conspiracy theorists because I accept modern Masonic researchers like S. Brent Morris as being at least the equal of the classical writers, who often accepted myths as facts. I do enjoy reading the old stuff, but much of their work has been absolutely proven wrong.So you are saying that pagans put it on the dollar bill?
You are just as bad as the CTs only at the other end of the spectrum where you deny it all and devoid the fraternity of all substance and essence.
I have here right in front of my eyes books written by some of the most revered and prominent masonic writers that go into deep detail on the origin, history and meaning of the symbols found also on the great seal.
Instead of regurgitating things you have heard and spread discordant passions by simply negating my knowledge, research and understanding...I would suggest for some additional research on your part.
If you would like to take this offline, I can scan pages upon pages from many old books on this subject, PDF and email them to you.
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Espousing Federal Reserve conspiracy theories while denying anti-Masonic conspiracy theories is just cherry-picking.
So if a man were to believe one CT then he should believe them all?
There are people who say McDonalds is a conspiracy to make us all fat with their high carb high fat high salt junk food super sized. In reality all it takes is market forces and a profit motive. Restaurants offer an assortment of foods. They constantly evolve their menus. They increase the variety of products that sell well and are profitable. They remove the products that don't sell well or that show a loss. As humans instinctively crave high carb high fat high salt foods that's what McDonalds sells. As our mobile society values fast McDonalds sell fast products aka junk food. The market escalation of portion sizes is visible in many business from pickup trucks to sodas.
But where's the market force and profit motive of being a Mason? It definitely costs me money to be a Mason.
What does that supposed contrast mean, at all? Are you saying that the McDonald's conspiracy theory is true or that people simply refuse to accept rational and prosaic explanations and insist upon conspiratorial delusions to "explain" McDonald's, instead?
What does that supposed contrast mean, at all? Are you saying that the McDonald's conspiracy theory is true or that people simply refuse to accept rational and prosaic explanations and insist upon conspiratorial delusions to "explain" McDonald's, instead?
If one is willing to swallow the anti-Fed conspiracy twaddle, why not the anti-McDonald's twaddle and the anti-Masonic twaddle? Is it really just a matter of choosing to believe the conspiracy theories that already agree with ones own prejudices?
One would not have to search hard to find a conspiracy-theory connection between the NSA shenanigans and Freemasonry. It's even easier to find people who claim that the Freemasons are secretly running the Fed.
While I can see your point, it seems flawed. The issue is not a matter of choosing that which already agrees with one's prejudices. It is a matter of evidence. There is a great deal of evidence that nearly any government is wronging the people it is supposed to serve. There is, however, little besides hearsay about Masonic conspiracy. Sure there are plenty of people who SAY they know, but what they say, may not be true. Only a Mason truly knows what goes on inside the fraternity, and the people who are helped by all that we do are our evidence. I can't say the same for conspiracy theorists or for any government
Less than that in my case. Being a conspiracy theorist is the express lane to insanity as far as I'm concerned.
Anti-Fed conspiracy theories usually put the Freemasons behind it in some way or another. Indeed, all of these lunatic theories end up blaming the Freemasons in some way. In for a penny, in for a pound.
There is some credence being given to a theory that the grain stores of Salem became contaminated with ergot fungus, which is the source of LSD. It may have been mass ergot poisoning with the accompanying hallucinations that started the hysteria.The Church
-Salem Witch Trials (many women were killed with no proof that they were witches (and even if they were it was church sanctioned killing) simply because they were independent, unpopular, or ugly)
There is some credence being given to a theory that the grain stores of Salem became contaminated with ergot fungus, which is the source of LSD. It may have been mass ergot poisoning with the accompanying hallucinations that started the hysteria.