What is the Society of Metaphysicians and Roofers?

What is The Society of Metaphysicians and Roofers?

The Society of Metaphysicians and Roofers is an organization with no discernable structure: no constitution, no officers, no dues. Due to attrition and a lack of recruitment, only a handful of members are still living today.

In order to become a member, one must be a philosopher who has wondered about roofing, or a roofer who has wondered about philosophy, or an ordinary person who has wondered about roofing and philosophy. The important thing, actually, is to induce and live in a state of wonder. In fact, the surest indicator of true membership is evident when one is not sure whether one is truly a member or not, that is, when one wonders about it, if you get my drift.

For more perspective, please see C.C. Thistlethwaites's poem, The Song of the Society of Metaphysicians and Roofers.