Skeptics To The Illuminati Conspiracy Theory

'Arise, awake and stop not till your goal has been reached’(Swami Vivekananda Quotes), was a message used by Indian Hindu monk, Swami Vivekananda, to get Hindus out of their hypnotized state of mind. Likewise, some conspiracy theorists are using the same message to raise awareness about governments’ manipulative attempts to numb their citizens into believing all kinds of made-up explanations to protect their interests. The Illuminati conspiracy theory claims that the Illuminati is a secret society composed of anonymous members that has global power control of many different businesses, from governments and finance to entertainment. The Illuminati society was created in Austria in 1776 by a German professor and was composed of intellectuals

In many people’s mind, the Illuminati is tied to the New World Order, whose main concept of a one-world government, religion, and financial system being controlled by an elite and ultimate goal are to create a one-world government. Skeptics to the Illuminati conspiracy theory claim that “the word "Illuminati" signifying the members of an imaginary confederacy for propagating the open secret of the day” (James Schmidt. Inventing the Enlightenment: Anti-Jacobins, British Hegelians, and the Oxford English Dictionary. Journal of the History of Ideas ) conveys a specific idea of the group’s end goal. Another interesting question that raises skepticism concerns the secrecy of the society. If the Illuminati were such a secretive group and at the top of global power, they wouldn’t have to try to convince people of their existence through a series of symbols, but instead remain… a secret

However, the symbology attached to the existence of the Illuminati is not substantiated by any proves. In fact, “the equilateral triangle is considered as one of the most constant forms of Masonic symbolism.” (Stephen A. Dafoe. “The equilateral triangle” ) Yet, the Illuminati is not affiliated with Freemasonry, as their purposes differ significantly. Freemasonry’s purpose is focused on the individual whereas the Illuminati’s focus is on global reach, trying to establish a one-world authoritarian government. Another claim that the Illuminati is tied to the New World Order is also unsubstantiated because the Illuminati’s end goal is unknown and only assumed. Conversely, the New World Order is a popular conspiracy claiming that a small group of international elites controls and manipulates governments, industry and media organizations worldwide. Through the use of a system of central banking, the group is controlling any economy in the world by causing inflation or depressions at will or funding most of the major wars. This group consists of high powered bankers and owners of private banks. Some members of the group are affiliated with the Bilderberg Group, which played a key role in proposing a new world order with a standard world currency. Denis Halley, a British politician involved with the group,