When you dig deeper, it seems like they had good reason to want to burn/discredit him in case he ever wanted to talk about what he worked on. Very deep stateish of them.

Here's the takeaway: Regardless, there was some guy, whoever he was, good or bad, that worked on a supposed machine that could view the future, AND that was using many terms from our current 'Great Awakening' lexicon.

I'm aware he was convicted for being 26 and having a months-long sexual relationship with his 23yo girlfriend's willing 16yo sister. Yes he did it and because this isn't the 1920's anymore it is illegal and bad etc, etc...

That said, when you dig deeper, it seems like they had good reason to want to burn/discredit him in case he ever wanted to talk about what he worked on. Very deep stateish of them.

Regardless, there was some guy, whoever he was, good or bad, that worked on a supposed machine that could view the future, AND that was using many terms from our current 'Great Awakening' lexicon.