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At the American Philosophical Society, established in
1743 by Benjamin Franklin, Bryce and his dad engaged
in a time-honored practice called Quodlibets. For the
unitiated, Quodlibets is a philosophical debate between
two parties -- usually a teacher and his student -- which
dates back thousands of years but popularly advanced
in the late 20th century by West Tennessee philosopher
Louis Mauldin. With a peculiar tilt of their respective
heads, Mike and Bryce debate how Ben Franklin amassed
his fortune: being frugal or grossly marking up the merchandise
at his chain of Five and Dime Stores. What is not debatable
is that Franklin once wrote that "Beer is proof that God
loves us and wants us to be happy." This quote did not
come from Scott Gilliam as once thought.