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Date Posted: 02:39:29 03/01/11 Tue
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Post 260 A: Templars is du craziest peoples!
I have recently read an article in Knight Templar Magazine, Volume LVII, March 2011, Number 3.
"The Fermi paradox has been described in the scientific community as the contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial beings.
The age of the universe and its vast number of stars centainly suggest that if the earth is a typical planet, extraterrestrial life should be quite common. In 1950, the physicist, Enrico Fermi, questioned why, if such advanced civilization exist within just the Milky Way galaxy, evidence such as spacecraft or probes are not seen.
Since its inception in 1984, the mission of the SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) Institute is to explore, understand, and explain the origin, nature, and prevalence of life in the universe.
One possible method to resolve the Fermi paradox would be for an organization such as the SETI Institute to find evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life. However, to date, no such efforts have proven successful.
The great silence remains.
Is there a Masonic paradox? And would it be defined as the contrdiction between the belief in the existence of what was once a great Fraternity and the lack of proof of its existence in the 21st century?
The age of the Fraternity and its large number of members suggest that Freemasonry was once a place of great fellowship, joy, and enlightenment. However, today it is better described as a place where the perfection of ritual is stressed, behavior control of its members (for their own good, of course) is emphasized, the advancement of charities that benefit the secular world is the norm, and few of its members ever attend.
Some day, our Masonic leaders will realize that they alone can advance the renaissance of our Craft by stressing the importance of fraternity and the vows we all took at the alter of Freemasonry. At the same time, they must understand that the recitation of perfect ritual and maintenance of the scred landmarks are not our core values and will never attract new members. Throughout the ages, good men have petitioned the Masonic Fraternity and will continue to join our Craft, because they see value in belonging to a great organization where they benefit from these important lifelong friendships.
While there is yet time, as Jim Collins in his Built to Last book, the Masonic Fraternity must eliminate our misalignments, those that drive our members away from the core ideology of our Craft and those that impede progress toward the envisioned future.
If the Fermi paradox is ever resolved, future generations might spend ages discussing its scientific implications and details, but the issues within the Masonic paradox must be resolved much sooner. In Ecclesiastes 3, we read that there is a season for everything. May all of our Masonic Leaders have the wisdom to realize that the season for renaissance is now.
Let us hope and pray that those who come to join the Masonic Fraternity in future ages will still understand that the core values of the Masonic Fraternity are a belief in God, the assistance of a worthy Brother in distress, and the care of his widow and orphans.
Are we alone? - Sir Knight John William McNaughton, 33, Sovereign Grand Commander for the AASR/NMJ"
To begin with he has already pissed me off because he's stepping into my extraterrestrial territory. I do the Knight Templar thing on E.T.s around here, buddy!
He is also WRONG as wrong can be. The very first time SETI hooked up their dish they intercepted what they believed was a transmission between ships. Shortly thereafter they were read the riot act by a branch of the U.S. Government and explained how anything they find is to go to Uncle Sam first and foremost; and how SETIs real mission is to constantly say "no, no contact so far" no matter what they see or find.
As far as retention of members go. Imagine you drive 45 miles one way to make meeting. No one ever has the decency to contact you and tell you what's on the agenda for the next meeting, so you have to wing-it. When you get there to the last meeting you ever attended you find it's an indiction ceremony for junior officers of the Lodge (Helion). The only people there are the eight or nine officers being inducted the guy swearing them in, and you. One particular individual (egroeG) raises the back of his suit-jacket as if he's blowing a fat at you or showing you his ass.
Since that day I have not returned to keep from stomping someones ass, which we are sworn not to do!
If McNaughton is saying to believe in E.T.s negates belief in God, then he couldn't be futher from the truth. Once I knew a co-worker who told me he didn't believe in E.T.s because it didn't say anything about it in the Bible. I refer to that as pure ignorance. It also doesn't say anything about viruses in the Bible. Do you believe in those? Or do you still believe evil spirits cause disease?
We are not contacted by E.T. because we have nothing to bring to the table. We are the backwater mudhole peduncles of the universe. Get used to it!
End post 260 A: www.voy.com/40560/ teltalheart - M. D. Barnes
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