Does Freemasonry define what is evil?
Freemasonry does not provide a definitive, codified list of what constitutes "evil" as one might find in religious texts. Instead, it emphasizes the promotion of virtue and the discouragement of vice through moral instruction and symbolic allegory. Freemasons are encouraged to cultivate qualities such as honesty, integrity, charity, and brotherly love. As Albert Pike states in Morals and Dogma, "The Master Mason is taught to be a good man, a true man, a useful man." This implies that actions contrary to these virtues, such as deceit, injustice, or malice, would be considered contrary to Masonic principles. The focus is on individual moral growth and the pursuit of good, rather than a prescriptive definition of evil.