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I never said that. I said every other jackass had a useless Ph.D. Tom Send a noteboard - 06/02/2013 10:59:34 PM
Ph.D.s are becoming ubiquitous, and a great many of them are entirely useless. As a result, calling every jerkoff with a Ph.D. in "Comparative Latin American Studies", for example, "Dr.", would be absurd.

I also pointed out that we no longer live in the Middle Ages, and the title "doctor" is now meant to distinguish someone in the medical profession. "Professor" is just fine for those with Ph.D.s who are engaged in academics. Those who aren't can be Mr., Mrs., Miss or Ms. like everyone else.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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