We start this theoretical discussion by building a local model. The main
statements of the local model are:
1. The intellectual superiority of a person is given by his/her capacity to
build and operate long-range models.
2. The activity of the long-range models cannot exceed the lifetime of the
person.
3. There are strong tendencies to prolong the action of long range models
beyond the limit of his/her physical life.
If a person wants that certain long-range models be active beyond the limit of
one's lifetime, one possibility is to activate such models within an
organisation. However if we want a model to reach its goals in, let's say 100
years, the organisation should be a very special one. This condition is
fulfilled e.g. by free-masonry.
Before going on, I want to point out that I have no direct information/
knowledge on any masonic organisation. The discussion is based exclusively on
theoretical considerations, as they result from MDT, and the local model
presented above. Moreover, for the discussion, the inner knowledge of a
masonic organisation would not bring any useful information. According with
the theory, the organisation should reach its goals beyond the limit of
lifetimes of its members, and as such, the ordinary masons are generally
unaware for what they are fighting.
A very general statement is needed here. Thus, a theory (any theory!) makes a
prediction. In this specific case, MDT predicts the existence of a special
organisation. Then we try to find in the external reality something that
corresponds to the definition. Thus the fact that I attribute to masonry the
definition generated by the theory, does not mean that this is complete, and
in accordance with the external reality. The masonry in the external reality
could have some characteristics in accordance with the theory, but it might
have other characteristics, which have not been accounted for by the theory.
This means that the theory can predict only the existence of a general
structure, and so, it is possible that, in the external reality, one can find
several types of organisations, which in spite of respecting the definition,
can have structures and components not predicted by the theory. This situation
is an extremely general one in all positive sciences and occurs every time
when a theory is confronted with the external reality.
Let's go on with the description of a masonic organisation based on MDT.
Usually, ordinary members have no idea on the exact situation, and what they
are fighting for. This happens due to the fact that masonry acts extremely
slowly, modelling people from a spiritual point of view. Thus, when something
happens, this will happen because the intellectuality has already the
'natural' tendency to act in a certain direction, and because the 'natural'
tendency of the majority of people will be in the same direction or will not
oppose it, at least. Thus, the masonic methods are very different from the
classical methods of education, or from the political ones.
The states also want to persuade people to act in a certain direction, by
propaganda or education. However, the political goals are short-term
initiatives (at most a few legislative terms), while the masonry wants basic
changes in the thinking structure of people, independent of the political
orientation of each member.
As I have already stated, the goals of masonry are to be attained in several
generations. This is why an ordinary member of masonry cannot detect the
goals, which have to be attained. In this situation, masonry should be in very
good relationship with any political and economical forces, independent of
their orientation. It also results from here that the masonry will never
campaign in any way (political or other) for any person (inside or outside its
ranks) and generally for any political orientation.
Most masonic organisations will not accept political or religious discussion
inside them, in accordance with their goals. Political discussions are
associated with short-range models compared to the masonic goals, and the
religious discussion are nonsense, as religion is based on invariant shielding
models.
Masonic organisations are based only on individual personalities, independent
of their orientation. This is why these organisations have the tendency to
persecute the weak members, or those who wish the support of the organisation
in their individual interest. The reason is clear: the masons have to be
strong personalities, to be able to influence efficiently the others.
Masonry should be more complex than it was shown here, as somebody has to
build and activate such very long-range complex models. At the same time, the
existence of several corellated or uncorrelated masonic organisations is not
forbidden.
Let's see the predictions of the theory connected with the future of masonry.
For this, we will remind the basic problems of the world, in general, as MDT
predicts them.
X1: The world is pushed forward by "symbolic" nations, while more and more
nations cannot maintain the pace and have fundamentalist tendencies.
X2: Inside a "symbolic" society, larger and larger groups of people who cannot
keep the pace with the symbolic orientation appear. These take refuge in
fundamentalisms (antiglobalisation, ecological, religious movements, etc).
X3: It looks like there is a degradation of the technical quality of
individuals, already at birth, especially in the "symbolic" countries.
X4: Many persons from "image" countries have very good symbolic orientation
and are accepted and desired in the "symbolic" worlds. However, these persons
do not have a structure of basic models compatible with the symbolic world, as
they are coming from an image world, and thus, they cannot contribute to the
strengthening of the structures of the symbolic-type societies.
Let's see now some possible problems to which masonry is obliged to react.
Let's take e.g. X1. On long term, it could cause a break up of the world. Part
of the world should become a ghetto. If this happened, then masonry would have
the tendency to control this process, which is considered as inevitable. If
ghetto-isation of the world were considered inacceptable, masonry should find
and implement a solution excluding it.
Discussion associated with X1...X4 should finalize in long-range models, based
on which masonry should act. We can see from here that masonry is the only
organisation, which could work with this class of problems. States have too
short-range models and above all, the representatives of the states are not
preoccupied by such basic problems.
As the classes of problems of types X1...X4 are extremely complicated when
associated to specific external realities, the prediction is that masonry has
serious difficulties connected to its own structure of personnel, as well as
with the ways of action in future.
It can also be supposed that presently some members of the masonry could not
accept anymore that some goals are attained beyond their lifetime limit. If a
large enough fraction of the masons think this, then the character of masonry
will change.
Let's see a class of problems we could group under the name "Irak syndrome".
This is about the fact that image countries do not adopt and respect the
democratic-type structure, as it is understood in the symbolic countries. This
would not be big deal, if these countries were poor. If they have natural
resources for sale, those countries might be tempted to act dangerously for
other countries, as there is no public control on what is happening. These
countries may become, at the limit, a danger for human civilization.
This class of problems is far beyond the capacities and goals of classical
masonry. However, as this syndrome will exist, for long time from now, masonry
will have to act somehow to keep the connection with the external reality.