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To: Gib Bogle who wrote (15314)	7/5/2006 6:32:12 PM
From: loantech	Respond to of 78416

LOL.

To: Gib Bogle who wrote (15314)	7/5/2006 6:51:58 PM
From: Claude Cormier	Respond to of 78416

(OK, I confess.) LOL

To: Gib Bogle who wrote (15314)	7/5/2006 6:56:10 PM
From: LoneClone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 78416

Hence, PHD = Piled Higher and Deeper. <vbg> Fortunately I never finished my doctoral studies so I can pontificate freely. LC

To: Gib Bogle who wrote (15314)	7/5/2006 11:30:29 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 78416

>> PhD may be expert in one field but stupid in another, and some can't resist making statements outside their specialized field.<< so true -- Shockley -- big dude with the transistor, though his most important work lay in figuring out which races were inferior and why ... en.wikipedia.org

To: Gib Bogle who wrote (15314)	7/6/2006 12:09:36 AM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 78416

The thing I notice about {some} PhD holders is that since they have had to defend a complex issue, from a first principles level often, and make it make sense to others at a most basic level, they have a grasp on basic understanding that is often missing by those accustomed to lesser levels of application. When one seeks understanding of a field that allows synthesis, or original thought, it is a pleasure to speak to this level or approach to a topic. I won't say I disdain other levels of knowledge in a field but it gives some comfort to listen to people who have wrestled with this depth. I used to say I would not even discuss geology with someone who was less than PhD. In fact I relax this rule to my profit often, but I find that when geology is an interesting topic to discuss the other side has often done some graduate study. EC<:-}