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daaskapital
It is true that Adam Weishaupt was a freemason, but he actually resigned from the craft before forming the Bavarian Illuminati, if my memory serves me right. I also wouldn't say that all original members were (ex)freemasons, unless you have proof to back that up.
Now, from what i gather, Weishaupt did indeed recruit freemasons into the Illuminati. I also recall reading that Weishaupt also ordered some of his associates to 'infiltrate' the Freemason lodges...i am not completely sure on the veracity of that, but i do know that many Illuminati members were Freemasons, regardless.
Now we get to the interesting stuff. Why would the Illuminati operate solely within the Freemasons, if Weishaupt was comfortable with it being apart from the former? Maybe he wanted to consolidate power...but if he did, he would be out of that structure, considering he himself was not a high level Mason...I can see the possibility of freemasons continuing to practice Illuminati ideals, after the fall of the Bavarian Illuminati. That could explain any possibility of current Freemasons continuing to practice the ideals of the Bavarian Illuminati. With that said, we don't have any evidence to suggest that Illuminati practices are continuing to thrive within Freemasonic lodges...let alone be passed down through degrees or the like.
Me, personally. I believe that the Bavarian Illuminati may have survived the edict(s) put against itself and other societies like it. They were quite an influential society, and given that the Freemasons survived the restrictions, i see no reason as to why the Illuminati couldn't operate privately, and thus, survive as well. The truth is, we may never know.
knightsofhonor
This General Zod was the bringer of a NEW WORLD!!
Same ideals as Adam Weishaupt who founded the Illuminati in the first place.
So they could have easily infiltrated the Freemason Lodge, even at a higher rank in the Masonry, because his members themselves were Freemasons.
Whats to say the modern Masons also dont have Illuminati members still in their ranks?
So they could have easily infiltrated the Freemason Lodge, even at a higher rank in the Masonry, because his members themselves were Freemasons.
Whats to say the modern Masons also dont have Illuminati members still in their ranks?
network dude
reply to post by daaskapital
The Illuminati were a bit aggressive with their ideas. They did things that went against the Church and government. Freemasonry was and has been a much more passive group. Any aggression was not done in the name of masonry, even if it was masons involved. We have a very strict set of rules for how we operate, and it has remained the same for a long time.
I would have joined the Illuminati if given the chance. I do like what they stood for.
Estimated number of victims
The precise number of victims is not known. According to Roger Dupuy, there were between 7 and 11 drowning executions, with 300 to 400 victims each time.[5] According to Jacques Hussenet, 1,800 to 4,800 people drowned on the orders of Carrier, and perhaps 2,000 others drowned on the orders by other Republican revolutionaries in Nantes.[6] Jean-Clément Martin wrote that between 1,800 and 4,000 people died in mass drownings.[7] In 1879, Alfred Lallie reported that 4,860 people were drowned[3] confirmed by Hippolyte Taine.[8] According Reynald Secher, 4,800 victims suffered execution by drowning just during the fall 1793.[9] For Gaston Martin, about 1800 died, for Fouquet 9000 died, for Mellinet 3500 were killed.[10]
According to historian Reynald Secher, these murders are one component of a systematic policy of extermination (genocide) of the residents of the Vendée planned by the revolutionary Committee of Public Safety, and approved by a vote of the National Convention in Paris on 1 October 1793.[11]
García Cárcel estimates that the total number processed by the Inquisition throughout its history was approximately 150,000; applying the percentages of executions that appeared in the trials of 1560–1700—about 2%—the approximate total would be about 3,000 put to death.
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For comparative purposes, the number of people executed for "witchcraft" in Europe during about the same time span as the Inquisition is estimated to total 60,000