We believe that there is another and better answer besides “yes” or “no.”
During the early years of the 18th Century, a group of Social Scientists masquerading as Biologists, Chemists, and Apothecaries, led by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, had several meetings at secret locations in New England; locations that had been scouted out by Jonathan Edwards. The purpose of these clandestine meetings was to put the wheels into motion for a grand social experiment that was designed to test the levels of human credulity, bonds of friendship, and herd mentality. Partially the brainchild of John Arbuthnot, this grand social experiment was finally brought to fruition and sprung into motion by the tireless efforts of Lady Montagu.
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