Are the Illuminati real

Answer 1

There is *no* hard evidence of their existence since 1785. Conspiracy buffs in recent years have adopted a fictional book's claims the Illuminati still exist, as being real. There is no actual evidence of this. They will claim Masonic imagery as "Illuminati", even though the real Illuminati was not a Masonic organization. Since the Masons actually exist, this allows them to pretend the Illuminati do too. Recently they have decided that the "Okay" gesture is Illuminati, and have taken to posting images of celebrities making the "okay" gesture as proof that the celebrities are Illuminati. I just made the gesture myself, so when do I get my membership package?

No matter how many web pages they make, and no matter how many YouTube shorts with ominous music they make, the CT's can't get past the simple fact that there is *zero* evidence of the Illuminati currently existing. No one has been convicted in a court of law as being Illuminati. Claiming someone, especially a celeb, is part of a criminal conspiracy is a risky thing to do without an unlimited legal budget.

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And please save ranting about bankers, or for that matter bakers, for questions concerning them. I don't see the word "banker" or "baker" above in the question. Simply calling bakers or bankers "The Illuminati" doesn't make them so. Neither does it prove the Illuminati are real in this day and age.

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The Illuminati was an organization (1776-1785) of enlightened intellectuals whose goal was the overthrow of the oppressive monarchy controlled by the church in Rome. They were very unsuccessful in their endeavor because that monarch successfully destroyed the organization and imprisoned their leadership.

The only Illuminati that exists today is the invention of writers and bloggers who enjoy feeding the imaginations of paranoid and reality-challenged individuals who are unable to grasp real social issues.

Answer 2

There is *no* hard evidence of their existence since 1784. Conspiracy buffs in recent years have adopted a fictional book's claims the Illuminati still exist, as being real. There is no actual evidence of this. They will claim Masonic imagery as "Illuminati", even though the real Illuminati was not a Masonic organization. Since the Masons actually exist, this allows them to pretend the Illuminati do too. Recently they have decided that the "Okay" gesture is Illuminati, and have taken to posting images of celebrities making the "okay" gesture as proof that the celebrities are Illuminati. I just made the gesture myself, so when do I get my membership package?

No matter how many web pages they make, and no matter how many YouTube shorts with ominous music they make, the CT's can't get past the simple fact that there is *zero* evidence of the Illuminati currently existing. No one has been convicted in a court of law as being Illuminati. Claiming someone, especially a celeb, is part of a criminal conspiracy is a risky thing to do without an unlimited legal budget.