The Truth in Freemasonry
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ScribdTranslationsThe Freemason and the Truth - a reflection
We Masons have as objectives "... the investigation of truth, the examination of morality and
the practice of virtues." and that Freemasonry "places no obstacle to the effort of
human beings in the search for truth, does not recognize any other limit in this search other than the
of reason based on science." (What is Freemasonry - OBJECTIVES - GOB sites,
COMAB and CMSB
Now, if the Freemason is urged to be an eternal seeker of truth, must he, then, have
As a first question, what is truth, for one does not seek what is not.
if one knows or at least knows its definition, otherwise there is a risk of
cross her margin and not recognize.
But what is, then, the truth?
Firstly, we must bear in mind that this is a question that has been asked since the
times of the ancient philosophers in Greece.
For Aristotle, truth is 'to say of what is that it is, and of what is not that it is not.'
For Plato, truth is something unintelligible, impossible to be reached, but it must
always be sought. Plato asserted that Intelligence (knowledge) and Truth (the
What are the boundaries of the intelligible world that permeate the Creator (GADU).
In the Bible, in the New Testament, we read that during Jesus' trial he says
I came into the world to bear witness to the truth...” (John 18:37)
to which Pilate asks 'what is truth?'... the author of the Book
The sacred does not state any answer.
We see, then, that the concept of truth is closely intertwined with the concept of
knowledge.
For Immanuel Kant, "knowledge is only possible because man possesses
"faculties that make them possible" (Critique of Pure Reason – 1781).
By reviewing the current definitions of Knowledge Theory, we can say that
there are three ways to penetrate the truth:
1 – by moral knowledge;
2 - for cognitive knowledge;
3 - for ontological knowledge.
The concept of moral truth denotes honesty and justice, that is, dignity and
fidelity. In Freemasonry it is 'to raise temples to virtues (a constant disposition to the
practice of good)".
The concept of cognitive or logical truth refers to the act of manifesting that which
what was experienced and is therefore immutable. For this reason, in our Stores it must be
encourage the workers to express themselves in the presentation of Works or in speech when
from 'Word for the Good of Order'. It is the exercise of expressing oneself respectfully even in
disagreement.
Ontological truth (from the Greek ontos logoi 'knowledge of being') is defined as that which
what is inherent to the nature of being, reality, and existence.
Meanwhile, we saw in our first paragraph that in Freemasonry, we must reach
truth through the use of reason based on science, and if this method is not, then neither
governed by moral knowledge and not by ontological knowledge, but rather by
cognitive or scientific knowledge. It is in this that we must focus.
In an interview granted to the writer James Murphy and the mathematician John William
Sullivan, in 1930, stated to Einstein: "All the most refined speculations in the field
from science comes a deep religious feeling; without this feeling, they
would be fruitless" and in another text the prophesied scientist states: "Science without the
religion is crippled; religion without science is blind.
We mentioned the above sentences to support the current view of quantum scientists.
they claim that in order to do science, it is necessary to have faith.... it seems like a statement
antagonistic but it is not in fact.
Of course this faith is not necessarily religious, but it claims to be a scientific certainty.
That is, the scientist firmly believes in what he researches, but cannot
to prove (yet). This is faith, not science. This is what Einstein meant.
A new theory only becomes scientific when it is fully demonstrated and
proven by the use of equipment. Otherwise, it will be in the realm of philosophy and faith.
therefore the Big Bang Theory is still in the theoretical field as it is practically
impossible to prove materially.
In the Theory of Thought Construction, concepts emerge in the realm of ideas (the
empirical), followed by the analysis (abstract) finally leading to its conclusion (the
concrete)
The Mason, as a seeker of truth, must always question everything and everyone. Thus
as the Alchemists did, the Freemason must submit all knowledge and
experimentation to your Athanor, your inner laboratory. Your reason must be guided by
science without the influence of passions.
In Freemasonry, only faith in a single Truth is required: the existence of a single one.
creator principle, regulator, absolute, supreme and infinite to which is given the name of
GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE (GADU the Absolute Truth).
It is in the arms of this Truth that the Mason must place himself in a childlike and innocent manner.
Like a child, the Mason wishes to understand the designs and acts of this Truth.
Meanwhile, this Truth reveals itself (or is better unveiled) to each one individually.
particular form (relative truth).
Quantum Physics has come to show that the observer influences the object.
observed, differently from what was claimed in Cartesian physics. This science places the
man at the center of the Cosmos (Homocentrism).
Science itself has become a victim of its own success: after all, if its goal is to describe
the reality is this reality is subjective, there must be as many sciences as there are
observers.
It is in this tangled web of theories that the Mason is called to seek and find his
truth.
Marcos Vinicius Oliveira – M.'.I.'.
Grand Orient of Sergipe - COMAB
Aracaju – SE, July 1st, 2012
