Here’s something I heard about that falls into the
“better check this out” category. I recently got into a conversation with someone
who suggested I look up “Georgia Guidestones.” I did a search and found tons of
information on something I never even knew existed. The only one
I’ve read so far is an article on Wikipedia. A few excerpts follow:
The Georgia Guidestones
is a large granite monument in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. A message
comprising ten guides is inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages,
and a shorter message is inscribed at the top of the structure in four ancient
languages' scripts: Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and Egyptian
hieroglyphs.
The structure is sometimes
referred to as an "American Stonehenge." The monument is almost 20
feet (6.1m) tall … and made from six granite slabs weighing more than 240,000
pounds (110,000 kg) in all. One slab stands in the center, with four arranged
around it. A capstone lies on top of the five slabs, which are astronomically
aligned. An additional stone tablet, which is set in the ground a short
distance to the west of the structure, provides some notes on the history and
purpose of the Guidestones.
There's a lot more information about the Guidestones in
the article, including a large section dealing with the ongoing controversy
about who created and paid for the monument and more controversy about the
meaning and intent of the Guidestones’ originator/creator. Here are the ten
guides inscribed on the Guidestones:
1.
Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual
balance with nature.
2.
Guide reproduction wisely—improving
