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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

verse exists by its own accord and that living things came to be by chance.
Masons are a true example of such an outlook. Despite the fact that the
proofs for Allah's existence are evident, they prefer to ignore and reject
them in favor of the humanist and materialist philosophy.
In the Qur'an, Allah refers to of those of such a mentality:

Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you everything in the
heavens and earth and has showered His blessings upon you, both
outwardly and inwardly? Yet there are people who argue about
Allah without knowledge or guidance or any illuminating Book.
When they are told: "Follow what Allah has sent down," they say,
"No, we will follow what we found our fathers doing." What! Even
if satan is calling them to the punishment of the Blazing Fire?
(Surah Luqman: 20-21)
These verses show that the godless, despite the fact that they see the
proofs for Allah, "argue about Allah," that is, they engage in a war against
His religion. The reason for this is that these godless people follow what
they found their fathers doing, that is, they are mired in a blind traditional-
ism.

Evidently, traditionalism defines very well the history and philosophy
of Masonry as we have been examining it from the beginning of this book.
Indeed, traditionalism is a word that describes Masonry very well
because Masonry is nothing other than an "organization of traditions,"
whose roots go back thousands of years to earlier pagan societies. It
blindly follows the traditions of Ancient Egypt, of the pharaohs and their
magicians, Ancient Greek materialist philosophers, Hermeticists, Kabbal-

ists, Templars, Rosicrucians and of Masons before them.
It is important to recognize this traditionalism. In modern Masonic
lodges, legends, symbols and words that are thousands of years old, are
still used. Despite the fact that nearly all Masons have a high level of edu-
cation, and occupy some of the highest positions in society, they organize
ceremonies in which they take gilt swords and skulls into their hands,

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