Gonzo-Beats is an international society of philosophers- that is, of men and women who would live no differently if there were no laws; of men and women whose behavior is not a sequence of reflex jerks caused by conditioning, but rather a result of some cerebration, or of some mystical whimsicality of their own...Eminent scientists, physicists, and medical doctors are members-likewise snake oil merchants, spiritualists, and charlatans- even a Catholic priest....

Gonzo beats provides a haven for lost causes, most of which- but for our sympathy- might become quite extinct...a good many of our members are flat earth adherents, anti-vivisectionists, anti-vaccinationists, and people who still believe disarmament of nations would be a good thing....

Our only doctrine is that of suspended judgement, temporary acceptance,and eternal questioning...