buybuydandavis comments on What can we learn from freemasonry? - Less Wrong

10 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 24 November 2013 03:18PM

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 25 November 2013 02:29:24AM 7 points [-]

I think atheists are also banned.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 25 November 2013 08:04:57AM *  5 points [-]

It's complicated. English Freemasonry does not accept atheists. Continental Freemasonry does. Swedish Freemasonry accepts only Christians.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 25 November 2013 07:59:37AM 0 points [-]

That wasn't clear from what I read on WIkipedia etc. Freemasonry is in general quite open to different religions. But indeed belief in a 'supreme being' is required. This issue is analysed in some depth here: http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/atheism-freemasonry.html Interestingly the first point discussed is the suggested incapability of the convited atheist to morality.