Dem leader Joe Crowley loses primary

[rogue06]

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Though, for the record, I really have no reason to doubt his word... one can be a PhD AND a total nutcase at the same time.

He reminds me of a poster on another board who claimed to have 5 PhDs (but revealed an understanding of the topics no better than a slow Middle Schooler) who declared that he didn't read papers

[Cow Poke]

He reminds me of a poster on another board who claimed to have 5 PhDs (but revealed an understanding of the topics no better than a slow Middle Schooler) who declared that he didn't read papers

I think I've mentioned before - my wife works at Texas A&M, and is in a position that deals with PhDs all the time, including those ready to graduate and PhD candidates.

Those who are in "teaching" are, for the most part, rude, arrogant, and tend to have a whole lot of book learning, but not much common sense or real world experience. These guys can't figure out how to load paper in the copier, set up the video conferencing system... They need help with just about everything, and they have an "air" when "asking" for help.

Those who are in "extension" are, for the most part, just downright "salt of the earth" decent people with real world knowledge, experience, "can do" attitudes....

She's gotten where she can pretty well tell which they are at first meeting.

Star kinda reminds me of the first category.

[Mountain Man]

Star kinda reminds me of the first category.

I understand he's in his 30s, but frankly, he acts like a know-it-all 19-year old who only recently completed his first year of college.

[RumTumTugger]

I'm totally questioning the validity of said Ph.D. I can't think of a single dissertation committee letting you pass if you haven't read original sources for your studies. You have absolutely no credibility, Starlight.

this is why the only people that belive him are low information posters like JimL and Tassman.

[Cow Poke]

this is why the only people that belive him are low information posters like JimL and Tassman.

I don't know that I'd put those two in the same category. Tassman is much more articulate with his nonsense.

[One Bad Pig]

I don't know that I'd put those two in the same category. Tassman is much more articulate with his nonsense.

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[Starlight]

If you want to see how ideas develop you travlce it back to the roots.

Sure, but to do so you're best to read a book by a modern historian about the idea. They will trace its origins through more different sources than you've got time to personally read. Another key difficulty in directly reading historical texts cover to cover is they usually interact heavily with particular ideas popular in their time period that you, the modern reader, might not be so familiar with or interested in. Marx for example, in his writings was primarily interacting with Hegel who had a complex theory about how ideas and humanity develop over time that's largely discarded today. So if you want to read Marx cover to cover, you probably first need to read Hegel cover to cover plus have a scholarly work or two to help you understand what on earth Hegel is talking about. A good compromise can be a 'reader' where a book is comprised of key sections of various different works on the topic with introductions to each section explaining their historical context.

The USSR did many horrible things in the name of communism

That's true. If I were a communist today that would concern me and I would want to confirm my views weren't likely to lead to that outcome. I am, however, not sure which part of "I'm not a communist, my views have little to nothing to do with communism" you guys are finding too difficult to understand. I guess you all think "socialism" = "communism", which is just false.

[Starlight]

So what do you do with all those who don't want to play your socialistic game?

What do you do with all those who don't want to play your capitalistic game?

Doesn't seem to be a particularly meaningful question to me. Obviously we have countries that have laws and economic systems. When we tweak those things it affects the people in the country. What did Trump do with all the people who opposed his absurd tax cuts and massive increases in the deficit? Annoyed them.

[Starlight]

This is being an open minded Intellectual?

It's amusing to see ignorant people with zero tertiary education such as yourself, and other ignorant and stupid people on this forum mock things you know nothing at all about. Normally when people know absolutely nothing about a subject they will keep their mouths shut rather than make fools of themselves, but you guys are such morons you seem to see no problem with rushing in and falling over each other in your haste to make fools of yourselves in the belief that you are mocking me.

[Cow Poke]

It's amusing to see ignorant people with zero tertiary education such as yourself, and other ignorant and stupid people on this forum mock things you know nothing at all about. Normally when people know absolutely nothing about a subject they will keep their mouths shut rather than make fools of themselves, but you guys are such morons you seem to see no problem with rushing in and falling over each other in your haste to make fools of yourselves in the belief that you are mocking me.

We jes wants to be like you.

[lilpixieofterror]

It's amusing to see ignorant people with zero tertiary education such as yourself, and other ignorant and stupid people on this forum mock things you know nothing at all about. Normally when people know absolutely nothing about a subject they will keep their mouths shut rather than make fools of themselves, but you guys are such morons you seem to see no problem with rushing in and falling over each other in your haste to make fools of yourselves in the belief that you are mocking me.

That’s ironic since most of us here have college degrees. We’re just wondering how you got a degree without having to understand how the basics work. Of course I’ve known your kind. The kind that’s arrogant and feels they know everything, but is incapable of performing basic task.

[Cow Poke]

That’s ironic since most of us here have college degrees. We’re just wondering how you got a degree without having to understand how the basics work. Of course I’ve known your kind. The kind that’s arrogant and feels they know everything, but is incapable of performing basic task.

There are some people in the world who prove that anybody can sit in the right classrooms for the right number of hours, and write enough BS that they eventually get a piece of paper that they can hang on their wall to impress their friends and the unsuspecting.

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[lilpixieofterror]

There are some people in the world who prove that anybody can sit in the right classrooms for the right number of hours, and write enough BS that they eventually get a piece of paper that they can hang on their wall to impress their friends and the unsuspecting.

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Oh yes there is. Being able to read a book, listen to lectures, and regurgitate whatever you read and heard onto a piece of paper isn’t overly difficult, but can be time consuming. I assume he had us pegged as country bumpkins that didn’t finish high school and doesn’t figure most of us have spent time in school and have at least one degree, a certification, or both.

[Cow Poke]

Oh yes there is. Being able to read a book, listen to lectures, and regurgitate whatever you read and heard onto a piece of paper isn’t overly difficult, but can be time consuming. I assume he had us pegged as country bumpkins that didn’t finish high school and doesn’t figure most of us have spent time in school and have at least one degree, a certification, or both.

One of the responsibilities my wife has is being a support specialist to several PhDs... she does the workflow for their publications, and they often have her proofread their writings... you would be amazed at the spelling and grammar errors...

[rogue06]

He reminds me of a poster on another board who claimed to have 5 PhDs (but revealed an understanding of the topics no better than a slow Middle Schooler) who declared that he didn't read papers

I think I've mentioned before - my wife works at Texas A&M, and is in a position that deals with PhDs all the time, including those ready to graduate and PhD candidates.

Those who are in "teaching" are, for the most part, rude, arrogant, and tend to have a whole lot of book learning, but not much common sense or real world experience. These guys can't figure out how to load paper in the copier, set up the video conferencing system... They need help with just about everything, and they have an "air" when "asking" for help.

Those who are in "extension" are, for the most part, just downright "salt of the earth" decent people with real world knowledge, experience, "can do" attitudes....

She's gotten where she can pretty well tell which they are at first meeting.

Star kinda reminds me of the first category.

The poster I'm referring to is a special case. Not only did he claim to have 5 PhDs he commonly made boasts like "Take Dawkins, Darwin and anyone of these evos [sic] and I have degrees in more fields than any combination of 3 [other scientists] put together."

At various different times he claimed that he was

• "a scientist in more than one field" while proclaiming that "Heliocentrism was wrong," and there are inorganic plants and animals.
• a surgeon with an entire slew of specialties including being a nuerosurgeron [sic], an otolaryngologist (treating disorders related to the head and neck), a plastic surgeon (claiming to do mammalplasties [sic]), performing stereotaxic surgery, cardiac surgery, spinal/pelvic surgery, orthopedic surgery, amputating limbs and even conducted kidney transplants, all while performing "aproxiamtely [sic] 400 circumcisions a week" at his clinic. All while saying things like "Phrenology has been verified more than 100 times" (that's the long discredited belief that the shape and size of the cranium can be used to determine a person's character and mental abilities) and a host of other simple bizarre medical mistakes.
• a published economist having worked as an adviser to the Finance Minister of Iran.
• a psychologist.
• an über-businessman who started and ran 2 Fortune 500 Companies.
• a farmer with the largest organic farm in either Texas or the U.S.
• a geologist who declared that gall stones formed in caves.
• a Fortran programmer.
• a CPA.
• a university professor "at great universities" who insisted that Cambridge was a diploma mill.
• studied law and helped the police.
• a concert musician.
• a pilot.
• owns a yacht that he captains in races all over the world having "sailed in speeds of over 30 knots/hr on liquid and 40 knots on solid"^[1]
• trained Olympic athletes
• helped organize, host and run the Pan American games
• claimed to be fluent in several languages but made mistakes that a first year student wouldn't make

It's quite a Curriculum Vitæ he has there and I'm sure I'm missing a few. He also frequently bragged that he is "God's favorite saint"







1. For the captain of a yacht to say he sails at "speeds of over 30 knots/hr" is like a NASCAR driver saying that he drives at 200 mph/hr. And I'd really like to know what solids he sails his yacht on. Further he made the mistake of naming the yacht club he was a commodore at and when contacted they denied having any members even remotely like him