"The book of Abraham is true," said Brother Gee, author of A Guide to the Joseph Smith Papyri, at the end of his presentation. "I think it can be defended. I think it should be defended. But it's not the be-all-and-end-all of either apologetics or research or the scriptures."
You can’t defend the silly Explanations of Facsimile No. 3 given by Joseph Smith’s pretended revelations. It’s the end of the line for Joseph Smith who was caught red handed making stuff up as he went along.
"We cannot afford to lose sight of the big picture,"
The big picture is the 2 lovely ladies of Facsimile No. 3 and that Joseph Smith’s revelation was false!!
"The critic may be wrong about a point, but if it is not central to the argument, one can often let it slide."
Is the critic wrong to call Joseph Smith a liar for declaring that the name Shulem is contained in the writing of Facsimile No. 3? Joseph Smith was a liar for saying that. That is central to the argument.
"We apologists make no claims to perfection, either in ourselves or our arguments, so it is simply better to let go of bad arguments."
Collect your paycheck and enjoy the prestige you get at BYU, you moron.
"The Book of Abraham is not central to the restored gospel of Christ."
The revelations of Joseph Smith about Facsimile No. 3 are central to the fact that he was a liar and did not restore the gospel of Jesus Christ.
“how the Book of Abraham was translated is unimportant. The Church does not stand or fall on the Book of Abraham.”
Only because you want to salvage your testimony of a liar who taught you that Anubis was a slave. The church never did fall because it never did rise. It's built upon the foundation of man with Joseph Smith as its chief cornerstone, a liar. John Gee is one of his disciples, one who defends deceit. SHAME on him! And shame on Tommy boy Monson for all his lies.
Paul O