Comments on: Announcing BYU Studies Panel Discussion

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Anonymous — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:13:00 +0000

John, Wump ain't down. It's just different. I'll be trying to add more to it than just art ... but for the time being it is just drawings. Posted by danithew

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Anonymous — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:56:00 +0000

Sounds great, John. Wish I could be there. Posted by Ronan

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Anonymous — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:42:00 +0000

Danithew, Wump still seems down. What happened? Posted by john fowles

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Anonymous — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:30:00 +0000

The Magic Flute is one of the few classical works I own and have listed to thoroughly. I like it. And I’m even less astute about these sort of things than the non-Ph.D who will be on the panel. Good luck with your part in all of this.

Posted by danithew

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Anonymous — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:50:00 +0000

Unfortunately, I think that many people in academia subscrie to Greene's hand-wave rule. To be honest, I really am not looking forward to this very much because I don't have a Ph.D. or employ nifty multi-syllabic terms associated with postmodernism or deconstruction. So I'll come across as simple-minded and unthoughtful. Posted by john fowles

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Anonymous — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:08:00 +0000

John, that sounds really interesting. I wish I was around so I could attend. How wonderful that you are a panelist! Too bad, though, that you won't be taken seriously at all pursuant to the Jonathan Greene "hand-wave" rule which, if you recall, says that unless you have a Ph.D. in that field, everything you say can be dismissed by a wave of the omniscient Ph.D.-holding hand, regardless of its merits. Graduate degrees from Oxford with distinction don't matter under that rule- only doctoral degrees, preferably from universities in Illinois. Come to think of it, the Jonathan Greene "hand-wave" rule would summarily dismiss at least half the panelists, as well as a few of the moderators, with nothing more than a wave of the hand. It's not enough to be the editor of BYU Studies or the founder of FARMS, you simply must have that Ph.D. to be taken seriously under the "hand wave" rule. Luckily, aside from Dr. Greene of course, most people don't subscribe to that rule- they are willing to listen and judge commentary on the merits. At any rate, I wish I could be there to listen and respond. Good luck! (At that exact time, I will be listening to a speech by Justice Scalia, who is visiting Ann Arbor on Tuesday, November 16...) Posted by Jordan