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[Sweeney]

I joined when I was four. I still don't really know what the thing is for, though.
I have a vague memory of catching newts in a pond in the back garden of the house where I attended a meeting one time, but that's it

Oh, and on the topic of eletist societies, I'm also joining the FreeMasons soon-ish.

So, discuss exclusive societies you've joined, or want to join.

[iargue]

This entire thing is made up to make fun of me then?

[Tetiel]

*raises eyebrow* you're going to join a society where their basis is christianity? So do you have a relative who is a member?

Anyways I believe Eeyore's dad is a part of MENSA. She says they don't do very much at all though the whole purpose of the group supposedly was to solve world problems?

I would join the Masons however the women don't get anywhere My great grandfather was very VERY high up in the masons so I could technically join but honestly I don't know if it would be worth it.

[Waser Lave]

Posh bastard.

I actually have a mensa home test around here somewhere, can't be arsed to do it though.

[Sweeney]

This entire thing is made up to make fun of me then?

Paranoid, much?

*raises eyebrow* you're going to join a society where their basis is christianity? So do you have a relative who is a member?

Anyways I believe Eeyore's dad is a part of MENSA. She says they don't do very much at all though the whole purpose of the group supposedly was to solve world problems?

I would join the Masons however the women don't get anywhere My great grandfather was very VERY high up in the masons so I could technically join but honestly I don't know if it would be worth it.

FreeMasonry isn't Christian at all...

[DudeOnline]

I took the test and passed. I had to solve any 10 problems from this puzzle book. Then I found out the benefeit is just solving more puzzles. I declined.

[Tetiel]

FreeMasonry isn't Christian at all...

Ummm... they're not? They are in America at least. I went to a freemason dinner with one of my friends and they had a society called Daughters of Job, had a bible in their lodge, and recited text from it.

[Alex]

I joined when I was four. I still don't really know what the thing is for, though.
I have a vague memory of catching newts in a pond in the back garden of the house where I attended a meeting one time, but that's it

Oh, and on the topic of eletist societies, I'm also joining the FreeMasons soon-ish.

So, discuss exclusive societies you've joined, or want to join.

You have to believe in a divine being to join Free Masons, Mr. Atheist ;P

[Bryan]

MENSA is too easy to get in. It's like getting into a state university in America.

[foogie]

hm. I'm not a social being, so the only organization I'm a part of are anime clubs and the like. lol

[Sweeney]

You have to believe in a divine being to join Free Masons, Mr. Atheist ;P

You mean "higher power".
I am aware of the requirements, surprisingly...

[Tetiel]

You mean "higher power".
I am aware of the requirements, surprisingly...

Yeah but do you have a relative who's in it? Just curious. I actually don't know how common it is to have one.

[Sweeney]

Ummm... they're not? They are in America at least. I went to a freemason dinner with one of my friends and they had a society called Daughters of Job, had a bible in their lodge, and recited text from it.

Sounds like a dodgy lodge to me.
Lodges are supposed to hold a copy of the sacred text of every religion practised by the members. Reading from any one of them isn't supposed to be part of any Masonic meeting, though.

Yeah but do you have a relative who's in it? Just curious. I actually don't know how common it is to have one.

I have several.

[nox]

MENSA: elitist society - LOL

[Hawk]

This entire thing is made up to make fun of me then?

You DO exist!

[Sweeney]

MENSA: elitist society - LOL

As in, they only let you join if you meet a tough criterion... is that not the very definition?

[Tetiel]

Sounds like a dodgy lodge to me.
Lodges are supposed to hold a copy of the sacred text of every religion practised by the members. Reading from any one of them isn't supposed to be part of any Masonic meeting, though.

It wasn't a meeting It was a scholarship dinner where they awarded scholarships to certain people. My friend just happened to invite me when she got one.

[nox]

As in, they only let you join if you meet a tough criterion... is that not the very definition?

i think they are a selective group, yes. elitist society numero uno? eh

anyways, taken from the freemason website:

Welcome to Freemasonry.org
Freemasonry is the oldest and largest world wide fraternity dedicated to the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of a Supreme Being. Although of a religious nature, Freemasonry is not a religion. It urges its members, however, to be faithful and devoted to their own religious beliefs.

joe, i'm sure you could twist and warp that around to fit your atheist beliefs, but in reality, at their base they are religious .

[Alex]

So much for Joe being a free mason xD

[redlion]

I've never tested myself for MENSA. To be honest, it isn't going to prove anything, and it doesn't accomplish anything either. Masons, on the other hand, are quite interesting. Lots of cool history in the masons.

[Alicia]

Hmm...thought about MENSA...couldn't be bothered to do the tests and such.

I used to be part of Rainbow Girls, which I think was an offshoot/affiliation with the Masons...at the very least we used thier lodge.

[Raui]

Dad has a friend who is in MENSA. Very, very smart man.

[Sweeney]

So much for Joe being a free mason xD

That came across as detestably smug, and really, you know little of my beliefs past the fact that I reject the Judeo-Christian God.

I've filled my application almost a year ago. I will start attending lodge meetings sometime around August.

It wasn't a meeting It was a scholarship dinner where they awarded scholarships to certain people. My friend just happened to invite me when she got one.

Still, religious discussion is forbidden between Masons when at the lodge.

[Alex]

That came across as detestably smug, and really, you know little of my beliefs past the fact that I reject the Judeo-Christian God.

lol! You have an image in your signature that talks about Occam's razor and how it removes "superfluous supernatural entities!" and how God didn't create the universe, it just exists.
To me that seems in conflict with the requirements of Free Masons

Regular Freemasonry requires that its candidates believe in a Supreme Being, but the interpretation of the term is subject to the conscience of the candidate. This means that men from a wide range of faiths, including (but not limited to) Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism, etc. can and have become Masons.

Just searching "freemason atheist" gives up links that say "No atheist can be a free mason"

[Sweeney]

i think they are a selective group, yes. elitist society numero uno? eh

anyways, taken from the freemason website:

joe, i'm sure you could twist and warp that around to fit your atheist beliefs, but in reality, at their base they are religious .

Well done. You can copy text from a website written to give a quick intro to Masonry.
By that definition Buddhists would not be admitted, yet oddly enough, they are. Curious indeed...

lol! You have an image in your signature that talks about Occam's razor and how it removes "superfluous supernatural entities!" and how God didn't create the universe, it just exists.
To me that seems in conflict with the requirements of Free Masons

Just searching "freemason atheist" gives up links that say "No atheist can be a free mason"

I don't believe the Masons stipulate "supernatural" belief.
And the quote is clearly inaccurate, since that's exactly what I'm doing.