I pulled out a buck just to make sure I wasn't as insane as Carson. Yep, just regular old five pointed stars, not the Star of David

I'm looking at a one dollar bill right now and I see the five-pointed stars in a row, not in the shape of a six-pointed star.

but if was to represent the Star of David why wouldn't the engraver have just drawn the six-pointed star?

And present-day Israel didn't come into existence until 1947, long after that engraving was done.

I think Carson just committed another screw-up that reveals his range of knowledge is pretty narrow.

Is minute, his depth of ignorance is deep and wide...

Well said.

stars were simply put in that pattern for symmetry. Thirteen units do not lend themselves to good graphics. Plus there is the symbolic, many small stars (states) come together to form one large (a nation).

you posted in #28 are five star.

of things Carson gets wrong. This explanation of the stars over the eagle on the back of the dollar bill is from the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia:

" The 13 stars above the eagle represent a new constellation taking its place in the universe, in the same way that a new nation takes its place among the other sovereign nations. "

Of course, they really aren't worth anything more than a dollar now. But it is neat to have them

Like finding a Liberty half dollar.
Used to collect coins etc as a kid.

I can see them any time I want.

Now THERE!

I think he must be self medicating. That kind of stupid doesn't come naturally.

The 13 stars are in a Star of David formation.

Here's the first die of the original seal:



If anything it's even more clear in that.

You'd be hard pressed to suggest that it is meant to be a "Star of David" and an emblem of Israel at the time the seal was created, because the "Star of David" wasn't accepted widespread as a symbol for Judiasm until the 18C

or did you mean the 1800's

The end of the 18th C with the end of the French Revolution

It was definitely a known symbol of Solomon's temple, if not Judaism per se. (Ironically, the Pyramid that everybody associates with Freemasonry on the left side isn't particularly Masonic...)

Be interesting to know if the designer of the was a Freemason

Thing made me laugh so hard I almost hurt myself. What a ignorant jackass.

build the pyramids and fill them with grain

But I find myself wondering why Salmon Chase's lovely portrait was later removed from the bill design

George Washington graced the bill in 1880, but by 1886 he'd been replaced by wife Martha; and in 1896 George and Martha are on the back of the bill

The front of the 1928 version looks like today's bill but the back is different: no grain storage pyramid, no flying eye ...

And, yes, the 13 stars are deliberately in a star of David formation.

When you understand that the "Star of David" wasn't accepted as a symbol of the Jews until the 18c, and he is suggesting that the symbology was placed their by the founders, which has been debunked numerous times

Treasure of New York. Washington. 18 thingys at the top and bottom. 6 thingys in the middle. Looks like some guy dropped anything on had that had anything at all to do with the government, and everyone else said, "well, ok."

the horse named Carson slipped off the track to sniff some loco weed and take a shit.

Does nobody else see that?

But there's one very clearly there.

The founding fathers were into Masonic symbols. Kinda of like the Revolutionary Brotherhood, right? They had the supersecret handshake and decoder ring. Makes sense they would include all sorts of symbols. I looked that one up. Was not technically the star of David until the 17th century and not adopted by us until much later. It was a talisman or charm not a direct reference tying the wearer to Judaism.

but that doesn't mean its a Star of David any more than this is a symbol of Devil worship

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There is this though from Wikipedia:

"The interlacing triangles or deltas symbolize the union of the two principles or forces, the active and passive, male and female, pervading the universe ... The two triangles, one white and the other black, interlacing, typify the mingling of apparent opposites in nature, darkness and light, error and truth, ignorance and wisdom, evil and good, throughout human life." – Albert G. Mackey: Encyclopedia of Freemasonry

The hexagram, one of the world's most ancient symbols, is featured within and on the outside of many Masonic temples as a decoration. It may have been found within the structures of King Solomon's temple, from which Freemasons are inspired in their philosophies and studies. Like many other symbols in Freemasonry, the deciphering of the hexagram is non-dogmatic and left to the interpretation of the individual.

So the star on the dollar is more likely to have its origins in Freemasonry .....

He's absolutely wrong about its significance;I was just surprised people didn't seem to see the figure itself.

believes about the $1 bill. I do think we should stop printing $1, $2, and $5 bills and mint coins in those denominations.

In the novel (hello Carson, it's a novel, not history) there are actually two Stars of David; one is the cluster of stars above the eagle on the back



and the other needs to drawn over the unfinished pyramid. Mason? Hmm,

Haym Salomon, although a real and influential person, had no impact on the design of the national seal whatsoever.

Might be Carson's next sharing of his "wisdom".

The last person who we should want in the whitehouse as President. He's even nuttier than tRump if thats possible that is

you can perceive animal shapes in passing clouds.

I saw a crocodile once.

and the Star of David is a common feature in RC Churches, especially in the stained glass. Maybe that just indicates that the Church more clearly understands its roots in Judaism, than those Johnny-come-lately Protestants.

the swastika is and was a common symbol in several eastern religions, doesn't make those Nazi. Also does the fact that many sheriff stars are six sided doesn't make law enforcement Jewish.