tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329035634093729308.post8156274952718264155..comments2023-04-03T16:36:12.161-05:00Comments on The Examined Life: Yep, Quiet Around HereA.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12117678093305478443noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329035634093729308.post-44958462356319455832008-09-24T08:17:00.000-05:002008-09-24T08:17:00.000-05:00Thank you, Tom and Warwick... of course Masons dis...Thank you, Tom and Warwick... of course Masons disagree from time to time (how boring life would be if nobody ever had differing opinions to discuss).<BR/><BR/>I think much of my frustration when I wrote this stemmed from wishing I could somehow capture that same feeling of camaraderie and "leaving the world behind for a while" online that I get from physically being at the Lodge... it's been an increasingly stressful year, and I could use such a diversion at times where I'm too busy to actually attend a lodge function.A.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12117678093305478443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329035634093729308.post-79989950076910735932008-09-21T12:07:00.000-05:002008-09-21T12:07:00.000-05:00I know exactly what you are talking about. I was ...I know exactly what you are talking about. I was somewhat involved in the whole discussion that imploded into a ridiculous conflict between Widow's Son and Br. Theron Dunn (R.I.P.). I managed to extricate myself from it (at least in my view)before it got to ugly. I was somewhat put off by it, and haven't joined in any sort of real discussion since. I hope you keep posting, however, because I am a regular reader of your column as a fellow young mason and have really enjoyed it.Br. Warwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708917138521377640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329035634093729308.post-61957451503707104792008-09-20T09:54:00.000-05:002008-09-20T09:54:00.000-05:00about people who seem to decide they know everythi...<I>about people who seem to decide they know everything there is to know </I><BR/><BR/>I agree. Those people who <I>think</I> that they know everything are very annoying to those of us who actually <I>do</I> know ever thing.<BR/><BR/>Having been reading Masonic groups for the last 8 years, I can say that what you're seeing now isn't really much different from what I've seen over the years. Masons - even Masons from mutually recognized jurisdictions - actually do disagree on subjects. I have confidence that most of the time, they manage to work out their differences in an appropriate way. <BR/><BR/>I think a lot of the dissension that you see lately has to do with how the individuals perceive the Craft and its tenets. Freemasonry is like "the six blind men and the elephant" poem, in which everyone has their own opinion of what it is and should be, and sometimes that creates a tension because - like the proverbial blind men - some brothers can't manage to "see" what the others mean.Tom Accuostihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005315193581153959noreply@blogger.com