Re: Deep focus on Freemason forms found in Forbidden Planet

On 6/3/2024 1:07 AM, Titus G wrote:

On 3/06/24 11:28, David Duffy wrote:

John Savard <quadibloc@servername.invalid> wrote:

I didn't have to know anything about Freemasonry to suspect the
original post was nonsense.
However, what little I do know allowed me to spot the references to
Freemasonry in Robert A. Heinlein's story "If This Goes On...".
So Freemasonry has been referenced in SF.
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I am suspicious that there might be references to Freemasonry in
Ada Palmer's _Terra Ignota_ series.

 I know little about Freemasonry but Terra Ignota did feature a secret
society amongst the aristocracy that placed loyalty above principle.
However women were rated more highly than kitchen appliances.
And obedience wasn't enforced with ritual.

Your first statemeny 'I know little about freemasonry' is correct, and
the rest the paragraph gives examples proving that.
Freemasonry has members from all classes - the dues are pretty low. Yes,
we have aristocrats. We also have truck drivers.
Loyalty is encouraged, but not the extent doing wrong by non-members.
Women are honored, they just can't join regular Masonry. There are a
number of options for them, such as Easter Star, and there's growing
appreciation and cooperation with women's groups such as hfaf.org
and owf.org.
Obedience? To who? For what? You think someone is giving orders?
If someone doesn't like something, they can easily quit.
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