howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
A chance not to be missed if you network correctly you may never have to pay a parking or speeding fine again, as a bonus you may even get to meet the Mayor and his cohorts.
Guest 1385- Registered: 27 Oct 2014
- Posts: 322
#2
See you there Howard we can have a chat.
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
- Posts: 440
#3
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:A chance not to be missed if you network correctly you may never have to pay a parking or speeding fine again, as a bonus you may even get to meet the Mayor and his cohorts.
On the other hand you might get off your keyboard for a while and raise some money for good causes.
I'm not a member of a lodge but the ones I know are decent people.
Have a look in the mirror.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#4
Howard
thankfully they are less powerful these days
but I know what you mean
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Guest 2139- Registered: 26 Jun 2017
- Posts: 2
#5
It saddens me immensely that people who probably consider themselves educated, tolerant realists still can’t distinguish between fact and fiction. I have been a mason for 20 years and am proud of the fact that our main purpose, as well as raising millions for charity, is to make good men better. If you consider yourself to be a ‘good man’, why not come to the open day with an open mind and find out some facts. Alternatively, stay on your computer and allow others to smile at your naivety.
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#6
arthurian wrote:If you consider yourself to be a ‘good man’, why not come to the open day with an open mind and find out some facts. Alternatively, stay on your computer and allow others to smile at your naivety.
It saddens me that the masonic notion of 'good character' (of which a mason must apparently be) seems not to involve the ability to recognise bad logic.
This is a clear example of the fallacy of false choice, a delimiting of options, with a moral insinuation thrown in for good measure.
This is reason enough for me not to go anywhere near a lodge anytime soon (and, * knows, there are plenty of other reasons).
* Insert the name of your Supreme Being of choice here.
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'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Just Sioux
- Location: Kent
- Registered: 22 Aug 2013
- Posts: 50
#7
Good stuff!
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#8
Just Sioux wrote:Good stuff!
Holy moly, sounds like he just swallowed one of these:
http://www.alfred.com/Products/Hip-Hop-Rhyming-Dictionary--00-22600.aspx'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Guest 1033- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 509
#9
The urban dictionary says:
'Realists have a firm grip on reality and can see things for what they are, not what they are told they are.'
I consider myself to be a realist, which is one factor that makes me an atheist. I was brought up and educated in a christian country, and was bombarded by christian propaganda at school, and from the TV and radio, but luckily I am enough of a realist to be able to see things for what they are.
I can distinguish between fact and fiction, and I see no evidence whatsoever for a supreme being.
I really don't think that this makes me the naive one.
I'm not the one with the imaginary best friend.
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Guest 2139- Registered: 26 Jun 2017
- Posts: 2
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A big thank you to all of those that helped make a success of our 'Open Day' at the masonic hall last weekend. It was unfortunate that the Dover Express published the wrong date, despite receiving our press release, but so as not to disappoint visitors, we opened on the Sunday as well. We had visitors of different nationalities as well as local people who were curious about our fraternity, and we were happy to answer any questions. Whilst we did not have people flocking to sign up (that wasn't our main aim), we hopefully reassured people that, contrary to popular belief, we are not people of the shadows but ordinary men trying to make the world a better place. To finish, can I just make a comment on religion. We are a non-religious organisation, only requiring a belief in a supreme being. Whether you are religious or an atheist I respect your beliefs, all I ask is that you respect mine.
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