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Commented on Freemasonry, Dan Brown, and the New New Age
If only the History Channel didn't derive the bulk of its programming from Dan Brown. How am I supposed to catch up on my JFK and Hitler conspiracies when they have to keep churning out sensationalist dreck on the Templars,...
Commented on Investing in litigation: beat the street by buying a share in someone's grievance against a big company
This sounds horrendous. Even if some relatively ethical fund that had strict guidelines about not doing really evil things, the profit motive would inform the legal representation unfairly. For example, given the option to seek an injunction against a pesticide...
Commented on Telecom Spy Suits Dismissed / UPDATE: EFF, ACLU Plan Appeal
I think there may be some hope in this ruling. Firedoglake has a pretty thorough ongoing analysis up. To summarize so far- Judge Walker dismissed the case based on the retroactive immunity that Congress gave in the FISA act. He...
Commented on Metaphors of the mind
Perhaps the "employees must wash hands before returning to work" signs in restaurant bathrooms should be augmented with a big red flashing sign reading "WE KNOW WHAT YOU DID!" Health code violations would plummet...
Commented on Security research vid shows "virus" infecting e-voting machines
Much of the trouble in gaining any sort of transparency in the vote process with these machines is probably also why this video was delayed for so long. The companies that build these hold on tightly to every design and...

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Arthur Goldwag commented on Freemasonry, Dan Brown, and the New New Age
I make no claim to reveal Freemasonry's secrets. I'll go a step further and say that there is probably nothing about Masonry in my book that a Mason of good standing wouldn't know. What my book's subtitle (written by its publisher) is meant to imply is that my approach to cults, secret societies, and grand conspiracies (hundreds of them--only a small part of the book is specifically about the Masons) is balanced and non-sensationalistic. A lot of writers, for example, have claimed that the Masons are a part of a world-wide conspiracy--in fact that they are a gentile "front" for...
Art commented on Freemasonry, Dan Brown, and the New New Age
@Arthur #74 You mentioned the building on 23rd st. in NYC. Apparently, you have been invited to the Grand Lodge of New York State! If you never visited it before, you're in for quite a treat- The architecture and history is remarkable. Good Luck with your lecture and let us know the date....
Monnowman commented on Freemasonry, Dan Brown, and the New New Age
@Art: True, we're not a cult or "fringe group", but I'd dispute your claim that: "Charitable donations and charitable community efforts are the main activity of Freemasons." Interior (i.e. moral, psychological) growth is the main activity of Freemasons. If it's not then they're not doing it properly. The charitable activities are an *outcome* of that central activity: they are not the primary function of freemasonry IMHO....
Art commented on Freemasonry, Dan Brown, and the New New Age
Hello, Monnowman, I was replying to the post at #61. My reply referred to the actual activities that are evident to the world by Freemasons(to bring about benefit to mankind, example: charity.)that #61 was not aware of when he called us a "cult or fringe group." I was not referring to the interior growth of the mason and craft in general....
Monnowman commented on Freemasonry, Dan Brown, and the New New Age
@Art: OK :-)...

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