09/14/2026
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BRETHREN… YOU DON'T HAVE TO ATTEND EVERY ARGUMENT YOU'RE INVITED TO.
There's an old saying often attributed to Mark Twain:
**“The truth is powerless against an idiot determined to believe a lie.”**
Whether Twain actually said those exact words is questionable.
The lesson, however, is worth discussing—especially for Freemasons on social media.
We all know the comments.
**“You're a secret satanic organization!”**
“33rd degree Masons secretly control everything!”
“YOU'RE THE ILLUMINATI!”
“Tell us what happens in the underground tunnels!”
Apparently some of us are controlling the banks, governments, Hollywood, weather, world economy and probably the price of eggs…
Meanwhile, half the Lodge can't agree on what we're having for dinner next month. 😂
But here's something I've learned:
You don't have to fight every battle.
There's an enormous difference between a person who has **questions** and a person who has already **made up their mind.**
Someone says:
*“I've heard some strange things about Freemasonry. Is any of this actually true?”*
Fantastic.
Talk to them.
Answer their questions.
Point them toward credible history.
Explain what Freemasonry actually is.
If they're genuinely curious, even if they're skeptical, **educate them.**
That's what education is for.
But someone who arrives saying:
**“I KNOW WHAT YOU PEOPLE REALLY ARE!!!”**
Brother…
Save your thumbs. 😂
You can provide books.
Historical records.
Primary sources.
Grand Lodge information.
Museum collections.
Academic research.
You can explain that millions of ordinary Freemasons have belonged to the Craft across centuries and cultures.
And sometimes none of it matters.
Because they aren't actually asking you a question.
**They're asking you to participate in a conclusion they've already reached.**
And there's a difference.
One person is searching for truth.
The other is searching for evidence that confirms what they already believe.
You are unlikely to reason someone out of a position they have decided must be true regardless of the evidence.
And Brethren, this is where **our own discipline** becomes important.
Don't mock them.
Don't insult them.
Don't become angry.
Don't spend three hours writing twenty-seven responses trying to win an argument with a stranger whose profile picture is a blurry pyramid with an eyeball over it. 😂
**Leave them be.**
Not because we're afraid of questions.
Quite the opposite.
Freemasonry should welcome sincere questions.
But wisdom also means recognizing when a conversation is no longer a search for understanding.
Your time has value.
Your attention has value.
Your peace has value.
And not everyone on the internet is entitled to all three.
There's also a lesson here that applies to **us.**
Before laughing at someone else's certainty, we should make sure we're willing to examine our own.
Are **we** willing to change our minds when evidence contradicts what we believe?
Can we admit when we're wrong?
Can we distinguish between what we know, what we believe, and what we've merely heard repeated often enough that it feels true?
Because intellectual humility shouldn't only be something we demand from the guy wearing the tinfoil hat.
**It should be something we demand from ourselves.**
So educate the curious.
Answer the sincere.
Welcome difficult questions.
Correct misinformation when doing so may actually help someone understand.
But when you encounter someone absolutely determined to believe that Tuesday night's Lodge meeting is actually the quarterly planning session for the New World Order…
Smile.
Wish them well.
And keep scrolling.
You've got an ashlar to work on.
**And theirs isn't your responsibility.** 🔨
**Blue Collar Freemason**
