infinity is not a number, it's an idea. so you can't have infinity plus one, or infinity divided by two.

if you count 1, 2, 3... and never stop, you'd never get to the end, because the series is infinite.

the kicker is that some infinities are bigger than others. consider the set of positive whole numbers or integers above. there's an infinite number of positive whole numbers. but there's also an infinite number of even numbers, and an infinte number of odd numbers. and the infinite number of whole numbers is clearly bigger than even or odd ones.

fun times, right?

It all makes sense now.

Yea I find the same is true with my running club. At least those seniors are crazy healthy.

I stand corrected thanks

Sorry, that’s not an answer, that’s a word salad.

So…..you guys are The Shriners?

Just asking since I don't see many topics on Freemasonry come up on my main feed, What's your take on the division between PHA and the larger masonic body? I was recently raised in a PHA lodge myself and I even heard rumblings of reconciliation but I've never really had the chance to speak to brothers outside of our circle.

So there are infinite many infinity but let's talk about the two most common one, countable and continuous.

Countable is any thing one can count, think of the number 0,1,2,3,4...78810836689017,.... This will go on forever thus infinite, but in a infinite amount of time one could count all of the numbers (this is not possible for human because we have finite time).

Continuous think of decimal pick two decimal call the larger one B and the sampler one A, then pick a decimal C; where C is in-between A and B, then repeat (C will now be B and one will pick another C) This will go one forever and you can always find another decimals that we didn't account for. One can't "count" all of the decimals because you can always pick another decimals between A and B.

Follow up point, the reason the first infinite is countable is because you can create a function to get to all of the number by adding one (in the example above), but you can make a function to get all of the decimals.

(Not quite el5 because of the math I know, but it's the best I know how to do)

Doesn't sound like an excuse, just an explanation

Damn! Busted!

If your phone has a USB charge port- as most do- the voltage will be standard, at 5 volts. By default all USB chargers will provide this amount of voltage. If it's got the capability, when you connect it the phone may be able to use higher voltages, like 9 or 20 volts.

Your phone may want more power than a basic charger can deliver, in which case it'll charge slowly- and in some cases, such as a cheap or old charger, may overload the charger causing it to heat up or fail- usually by burning a component.

A higher-power charger may allow your phone to charge with higher current levels (more power), and charge more quickly. This would only apply to USB-C type chargers, the ones that are reversible. Older chargers are more limited in power delivery.

If your phone doesn't use a USB port for connecting a charge cable, you must use a charger with the correct voltage and current for it. I'm not familiar with any modern phone that does this, though.

But there isn't some real deal and some offshoots. They're all branches. Every one of them.

Why yes, I too base my entire worldview exclusively on anecdotes

We do!

There are tons of Masonic charities like the Shriners Hospitals for Children. But we distribute money all over the place to tons of charity groups.

While many believe that the Freemasons are working towards a New World Order through carefully implemented secret and complex activities- in my experience they can’t hold a meeting where they all agree on what “sides” to bring to the Thanksgiving potluck dinner.

> I’m not a nutter

Obviously not! That’s something only a regular non-nutty person would say

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"moral texts" don't precede moral behavior, they follow it. So I don't see the relevance here. Asia never needed an old testament.

No. There may be auto-ranging chargers, but not all are. The charger voltage needs to match two things, the source voltage and frequency (in the US 120 vac at 60 Hz) and the device voltage (3 volts, 9 volts, whatever). The wattage of the charger has to be at least the wattage required by the load.

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I'm not the individual you were originally asking but I can answer your questions from my perspective and experience. 1: Freemasonry, in the vast majority of the world, is a fraternity and as such only admits men of legal age (18 or 21 is most jurisdictions). The recognition or official statuses you've read about is an agreement between different "grand lodges" or the governing bodies of an area with a group of constituent lodges under them to grant mutual recognition of each other and allow for members in good standing to "travel" or visit each other and participate in meetings there. There are several Grand Lodges that do admit women or are specifically for women (for instance HFAF or LeDroit Humain) that may or may not have mutual recognition with other grand lodges. There are also more widely recognized organizations that are not the same as the usual Masonic lodge but related to or affiliated with them for women (like Order of the Eastern Star) or for children/teenagers (like DeMolay and Job's Daughters). 2: There are some jurisdictions that require certain religious beliefs (like requiring a man be a Christian), in my experience however these are in the minority and my jurisdiction like most others simply requires the candidate to profess a belief in a "Supreme Being" without getting too held up on the specifics of any individuals beliefs. While a lot of the ritual is allegorically based on events from the Old Testament regarding the building of King Solomon's Temple, it does not espouse a specific religion and uses the stories as a frame to help men build themselves up to be better in their daily lives holding true to truth, friendship, and care for our fellows and communities.

Tagging on the reading list here, the Hiram key was pretty good run through of it all.

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Nah man its not discrimination; the secret initiation involves your dick.

If this is true, which I doubt all of it is.

Then what are you donating? Where are you donating? Who do you choose to donate to? Why does the general population never hear about any of these things?

Surely if you have that many organized meetings, shouldn’t the townships know more about what you are doing?

Why are they’re no windows on your little club buildings? Maybe you guys just like bricks that much?

With all of the pomp and circumstance within your club, why do we never hear about these “charitable” donations? And why do the recipients of your donations never acknowledge your club?

Just things I wonder about Mr. Traveling man.