The Illuminati

" Tom Hanks is back on the silver screen starring in the new blockbuster angels and demons which hits theaters today. That with a follow up to Dan Brown's first highly controversial. Yet highly successful film the Da Vinci code now this time the plot centers around a secret society from the -- known as the alarm a body that comes back to seek its mortal revenge on the Catholic Church. But it is this historically accurate or is it just. Beyond belief."

" They are said to be behind everything from the French and American revolutions with a rise of socialism and communism. The symbols on the US dollar. They are furtive formidable and undeniably fascinating. Arguably the most mysterious organization in modern history. What do they call themselves. And -- were a secret society. Scientific truth. The Catholic Church ordered him. It. The secret society plays a starring role in the new movie based on Dan Brown's best seller angels and demons. Following up his first box office hit the Da Vinci code. Tom Hanks is back at Harvard professor Robert Lang didn't and this time he's fighting to save the Vatican from a sinister plot against the Catholic Church. All while trying to unravel the truth about the group that he believes to be behind the plot -- They aluminum -- But just how credible is Dan Brown's tale."

" To say that that group had these kind of disaffected members who want it to reunite to get back to church finally. I think it makes a good story that it has no basis in reality."

" So who then our histories real -- and what was their true relationship with the church. Human not a few more enlightened free thinkers very politically motivated and they weren't secret society we know they had an interest in earth air. Fire and water nomination for these individuals."

" Meant moving in the higher consciousness higher awareness being an actual."

" Font of wisdom the found there was a man from Bulgaria they -- vice house."

" We'll -- jesuit priest who was very dissatisfied. With the way knowledge was this sense especially in that area. Given the sciences. And religion he felt that."

" Religion at that particular time was getting in the way of preventing. Important research Thomas Jefferson described myself as they quote in the."

" Yes -- philanthropist. He is among those who believe in the indefinite perfect ability of man. He thinks he may in time be rendered so perfect."

" That he will be able to govern himself in every circumstance it sounds like he is eliminating religion altogether but that's not what he meant."

" Dan Brown has. Interpreted to mean that he was actually trying to destroy. Religion. That's not at all but myself and trying to."

" Still because of his rational listing -- routinely found himself at odds with the heads of the church and state. Area. He felt the growing need to find enjoy together others like him. Who shared his ideas so in 1776. He founded a secret society the order of the below the body feel very at that time it was perhaps Wimbledon piece of all open societies."

" Home planner for quite. Trying to do something that had very positive outcome but had to do secretly."

" Because the church and state -- after just twelve short years in existence the secret got out and the people in charge sworn having. Dan Brown argues that it was a church specifically that suppress the secret society and that's why they return to take their revenge on the church through the Vatican. But is this historically accurate and that wasn't so much is the church it actually was the state because the state at that time controlled the church involved area."

" And then ground afraid it was the church. Because he's trying to. Calls and a good deal of controversy which is going to sell its 1784. Feet Bavarian government began issuing edicts against feet below the 94 in total."

" The last of which set out to end recruiting permanent this time of death penalty would be important thing. And would that -- quarter of the local body came to an end. -- did day. Some people believe that people will look funny story in fact did not end there. It's a good possibility they think putting continued on had a hand in the French revolution and in America. George Washington wrote in 1798 quote. It was not my intention to doubt that these doctrines of the aluminum body had not spread in the United States on the contrary. No one is more truly satisfied of this fact -- idea. And what about the great seal of the United States found on our one dollar bill the great seal."

" Has two sides. The first side is evil side."

" Which carries the olive branches and arrows. And -- before this can -- inside the reverse side and perhaps the more mystical side. As the pyramids. Yeah I love triangle. And we kept this a ball the iron triangle and that means god pollsters are undertaking and over supporters reform which means a new order of."

" The ages and the symbol on the high in the triangle or the -- as high as it is also known can be traced back to Egyptian mythology. Today it is also probably linked to groups such as the old -- body for the free masons and many believe its presence on the great seal as proof. That's secret societies played a role in our nation's founding nevertheless most scholars will tell you that Adams vice -- order of the illuminati is now just -- page in history."

" Probably conspiracy theories we've. And I think if you can get a group that's going to be a close to a powerful institution. That may have made some enemies along the way -- intrigue about us and what about other secret societies they still exist but they don't have the kind of money they don't have the kind of power with one exception. The skull and bones. We've had several presidents. That were members of the skull and bones certainly groups like this bill do exist and whether there's a strain -- they get them not to that still exist I'm not really sure. And so the mystery carries on. And not just in books and a movie screens. According to the former US Supreme Court justice Felix frankfurter. The real rulers of Washington are invisible and exercised power from behind the scenes. Well founded or not the theories are definitely still out there but what about the secret society itself. Do the illuminati -- Or is -- just beyond belief."