what is the illuminati?

Lol no

They were just early seekers of knowledge who wished to study what ever science they wanted without being hassled by the government. In our day such a group is unnecessary and hence dose not exist. We have people who just want to think there special by useing that name.

From what I can gather, it is a sect (secret) that has members that you would not suspect of being a part of, like a politiican, doctor, etc. Bascially anyone who has influence or power would (could) be a member. Rumours have it that they try to pull strings to make things happen, such as conspiracy in the government, creating one world governments in order to suit their demands, etc. I honestly believe there are several groups like this. Many evangelicals actually want to bring about nuclear war via world war III because it would be the rapture (those that get vaporated instantly will be raptured, those left behind were obviously not fit to enter the kingdom of heaven at that point and will have to suffer through tribulation (tribal warfare, slavery, disease, etc).

The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically the name refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776 to oppose superstition, prejudice, religious influence over public life, abuses of state power, and to support women's education and gender equality. The Illuminati were outlawed along with other secret societies by the Bavarian government leadership with the encouragement of the Roman Catholic Church, and permanently disbanded in 1785.[1] In the several years following, the group was vilified by conservative and religious critics who claimed they had regrouped and were responsible for the French Revolution.

In subsequent use, "Illuminati" refers to various organizations claiming or purported to have unsubstantiated links to the original Bavarian Illuminati or similar secret societies, and often alleged to conspire to control world affairs by masterminding events and planting agents in government and corporations to establish a New World Order and gain further political power and influence. Central to some of the most widely known and elaborate conspiracy theories, the Illuminati have been depicted as lurking in the shadows and pulling the strings and levers of power in dozens of novels, movies, television shows, comics, video games, and music videos.

A made up thing that people blame for bad things that happen

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