[KosmicKitty]

My point was that comparatively few people in human history have been Masons

Hmm, interesting, isn't it how many of the Founding Fathers, framers of our Constitution, were Masons.

One hardly needs a direct line to God to realize that Masonry is a silly waste of time.

Oh, I guess that they're just silly men who were wasting their time

[wideawake]

Hmm, interesting, isn't it how many of the Founding Fathers, framers of our Constitution, were Masons.

Masonry was extremely fashionable back then and being a Mason in colonial Virginia was about as important as being a member of the local country club was in the 1950s.

Whacking a tiny ball around a field with a metal club all day seems kind of pointless too, but you do what you need to do to keep up with the Joneses.

Oh, I guess that they're just silly men who were wasting their time

Insofar as they were able to use Masonic lodges as venues for political activity it was a good use of their time.

Insofar as they were using their time to prance around in decorative smocks, they were wasting it.