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Re: Credibility... (Was: Re: Support for Creationism (was Re: Macro-Evolution - "Impossible!"))
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Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:40:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:

> And just because I found myself thinking about it, I earned over 190 hours
> credit in philosophy when in school... Wonder if I could get retroactive
> credit for all these Lugnet debates? Easily a term's worth of papers--
> backed with the occasional quotes from relevant philosophers even! And just
> out of further utter curiosity, anyone else have any other philosophy or
> religion credentials lying around?

Self-aggrandizement.

> And a potentially more relevant matter, but still off-topic... only 60 hours
> of credit towards a math/science degree? How many courses is that? 2? My
> terms at school (7 week terms, which are comparatively REALLY quick
> college-wise) were 28 hours per course. Most college courses are what? 10
> week terms? So about what? 30-40 hours per class? Anyway, that's pretty
> non-relevant, as stated below, but rather odd that you'd even bother to
> state something so trivial. Kinda makes me think he was really reaching to
> attain credibility. But that's just my impression.

Not that I know the answer for this guy, but different colleges award credit
hours differently.  I've attended 4 colleges and they all used different
measures of "credit hours".

-Jon



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  Re: Credibility... (Was: Re: Support for Creationism (was Re: Macro-Evolution - "Impossible!"))
 
(...) So if DAVE says it, it's Self-aggrandizement, but if a Creationist says it about their credit hours in science, it's not, it's proof they know what they are talking about? Elaborate, please. -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Credibility... (Was: Re: Support for Creationism (was Re: Macro-Evolution - "Impossible!"))
 
(...) Not really... I was thinking about applying the same logic in reverse-- I.E. that if I studied philosophy whether I'd somehow earn your respect in my arguments. But you'll notice I didn't do that. I just thought about it for a minute. But if (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Credibility... (Was: Re: Support for Creationism (was Re: Macro-Evolution - "Impossible!"))
 
(...) And just because I found myself thinking about it, I earned over 190 hours credit in philosophy when in school... Wonder if I could get retroactive credit for all these Lugnet debates? Easily a term's worth of papers-- backed with the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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