# Great Seal of the US--can we dump the Masonic symbolism yet?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 15, 2002, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-seal-of-the-us-can-we-dump-the-masonic-symbolism-yet/136935 "2002-11-15T22:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Broken\_Column](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@The\_Broken\_Column](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Broken_Column)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-seal-of-the-us-can-we-dump-the-masonic-symbolism-yet/136935/21 "2004-02-15T03:13:18Z")

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Ugh such horrible information dal\_timgar, it’s all wrong.

The pyramid represents the several states, it is unfinished as more can join.

The All Seeing Eye is not limited to Freemasonry and considering that none of those who designed the Great Seal were Freemasons, obviously didn’t take this from Masonry.

Research the design of the Great Seal of the United States to save yourself embarrassment please.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-seal-of-the-us-can-we-dump-the-masonic-symbolism-yet/136935/22 "2004-02-15T04:33:27Z")

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> [@Dijon Warlock](#):
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> …but I’m sure this is just a coincidence

You have the legend wrong. It’s Osiris who was killed, by Set, and then brought back to life by Isis. Apophis was the great snake who tried to eat the sun.

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