Part II–Why Geometry Once Had Power (and the Freemasons Guarded It Like Nukes)
If knowledge is power, geometric knowledge was absolute power. Nowadays a teenager yawns through geometry class, scribbles TikTok usernames on their test paper, and forgets everything by lunch. But rewind 600 years, 2,000 years, 4,000 years — geometry was elite. Geometry was classified. Geometry was how you built empires, cathedrals, megaliths, temples, calendars, and cities. …