The Illuminati no longer exists, and the rumours about the Illuminati are false.

WIKIPEDIA My opponent actually uses Wikipedia for some claims that fall outside the realm of common knowledge. The way I use Wikipedia is to cite material that really isn't debatable. Let's examine how I used it. "The Bavarian Illuminati was formed in 1776 and held the ideals of freedom of the mind from superstition as well as the ideals of natural freedom. When rumors of their plot to infiltrate and overthrow the government were discovered, they were outlawed. [1]" This is my first use of Wikipedia. This is a rewording of what my opponent was has already said in round 1 and 2. If my opponent isn't disputing the information than why is he concerned about the source? Pro, we both agree here. Do I really need to cite something more credible for a fact we both agree with? My other use of Wikipedia was to cite the location of the skulls and bones society. The location of the skull and bones society isn't even a premise for 1 of my arguments. It's also common knowledge that the skull and bones society is located at Yale and contains the brightest minds in the country. Just in case my opponent is still skeptical that the Skull and Bones society is located at Yale, I urge him to take a look at my first citation this round which is a .edu site. [1] THE ORDER OF THE FILE AND CLAW The documents of this order are in fact real despite my opponent's skepticism, and have been reproduced in their entirety so that anybody can view them whenever they want.[2] When they group broke in they found all kinds of German writing and even how the group dates their materials would indicate that they are the resurrected illuminati. The skull and cross bones is German and known as the Totenkopf.[3] "Bones is a chapter of a corps in a German University.... General Russell, its founder, was in Germany before his Senior Year and formed a warm friendship with a leading member of a German society. He brought back with him to college, authority to found a chapter here."[4] various responses "My opponent asserts that the All-Seeing Eye is an Illuminati symbol, but I argue that this is actually a common misconception. The All-Seeing Eye represents God,[1] and the Illuminati was actually founded as a group of freethinkers, going against the Catholic church.[2] If they were founded as a secular organization, then why would they use a religious symbol?" My opponent's quote is in response to my following round 2 statement; "The official document of the declaration of human rights has many occult symbols from hermeticism, masonry and the illuminati. The most notable illuminati symbol on it is the red phrygian cap underneath the Ouroboros. You can also see the all seeing eye as well as too may other things to dive into" So he completely ignores the other symbols I brought up. The Illuminati did use religious symbols and it probably wasn't to convey any sort of religious ideals. One of the most common symbols you see them use and is found on documents seized by the Bavarian government is the owl of Minerva.[5]Also known as the owl of Athena, the goddess of knowledge.[6] Specifically in reference to he all seeing eye, a lot of evidence exists that they used that as well. In Zwack's deist essay confiscated from the Illuminati entitled "Better Than Horus" there is references to Horus (obviously).[7] The all seeing eye was originally referred to as the Eye of Horus in Egyptian mythology[8] and the symbol was probably used as a reminder of the principals mentioned in "Better Than Horus". So my opponent's assumptions that the Illuminati wouldn't use symbolism derived from religions is completely false' CONCLUSION My opponent has dropped almost every single argument I've made. Please vote con. sources [1] http://www.yale.edu... [2] http://www.american-buddha.com... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org... [4] America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & Bones (1983, 1986, 2002) [5] http://en.wikipedia.org... [6] http://en.wikipedia.org... [7] http://www.scribd.com... [8] http://en.wikipedia.org...