Gold Plates Seminar--BYU/Maxwell Institute

[_Daniel Peterson]

But that is just speculation.

Yes, it is.

Because, as a matter of fact, Bill has had absolutely nothing to do with the seminar.

But that scarcely matters: We can always create hypothetical situations in which, hypothetically, he acts badly, and then we can condemn him for the way we hypothesized him to act in our hypothetical situations.

I have a good friend whose wife has occasionally dreamed that he's cheated on her. She sometimes barely speaks to him for a whole day thereafter, she's so angry at him.

By the way, the Maxwell Institute is a sponsor of this seminar, and it is held in the Maxwell Institute's library. But there should be no pause whatever in criticisms of the Maxwell Institute -- if only on the basis of hypothetical actions hypothetically undertaken by somebody who currently holds no office whatever in the Institute but who, if he did, might conceivably act in a way of which some here would possibly disapprove.

[_Mike Reed]

For what it is worth, I am very pleased by the way I've been treated by the Maxwell institute so far. As for the seminar itself... there was some tension in the room the first week, but I think we are mostly past that and are all understanding eachother better now. I received some great feedback from Chris Smith and a few believers (both sides of the fense) today that I think will greatly improve my final paper. I butt heads with Terryl Givens and Jack Welch some last week, but had a great lunch with Terryl Givens yesterday, and a good conversation with Jack Welch just an hour ago.

ps. I decided to go back to Church.

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Jenn Kamp

[_CaliforniaKid]

lol! You had me going for a second there, Mike!

[_Mike Reed]

lol! You had me going for a second there, Mike!

All true but the PS.

[_harmony]

By the way, the Maxwell Institute is a sponsor of this seminar, and it is held in the Maxwell Institute's library.

So it's supported by the tithes of the poor and widowed.

Good to know.

[_Doctor Scratch]

As for the seminar itself... there was some tension in the room the first week, but I think we are mostly past that and are all understanding eachother better now. I received some great feedback from Chris Smith and a few believers (both sides of the fense) today that I think will greatly improve my final paper. I butt heads with Terryl Givens and Jack Welch some last week, but had a great lunch with Terryl Givens yesterday, and a good conversation with Jack Welch just an hour ago.

If you have the time or inclination, Mike, I'm sure that a number of us would be interested in hearing more about this "butt[ing] heads." I.e., what was the nature of the disagreement(s)?

[_Daniel Peterson]

Scratch's appetite for potentially defamatory gossip is insatiable. Are you prepared to attempt to supply his needs?

By the way, the Maxwell Institute is a sponsor of this seminar, and it is held in the Maxwell Institute's library.

So it's supported by the tithes of the poor and widowed.

Good to know.

But not true.

This seminar is not supported by tithes. (And, by the way, the poor and the widowed aren't the only people who pay tithes, anyhow.)

[_harmony]

But not true.

This seminar is not supported by tithes. (And, by the way, the poor and the widowed aren't the only people who pay tithes, anyhow.)

MI is supported by BYU; BYU is supported by tithing. Therefore, MI is supported by tithing, and every activity, especially those on campus, that MI supports is supported by tithing.

The poor and widowed thank you for using their tithes wisely.

[_jon]

So it's supported by the tithes of the poor and widowed.

Good to know.

But not true.

This seminar is not supported by tithes. (And, by the way, the poor and the widowed aren't the only people who pay tithes, anyhow.)

Hmmmm...how is the seminar funded then?

[_Daniel Peterson]

Hmmmm...how is the seminar funded then?

It's not funded from tithing monies.

More than that, you really don't need to know.