No, it doesn't really. But he sure always seemed legit to me. He was absent-minded enough to qualify! And the way he scrunched up his nose to get his glasses up to he could see through them....classic. And for sure, when topics got to science, he sure sounded like he knew what he was talking about.
No doubt about it Science and math, not the most exciting teacher but he knew that stuff. He didn't so much scrunch his nose to push the glasses up like some people do he would just stay that way with his face contorted to hold them up...that is way funny.
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"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow." ~Aesop
Doesn't it bother you that Stoneking was willing to pay for a bogus degree or that he puts himself out there as a PhD and an adjunct and when the "school" hears his name they say who is that? I am not sure who is the bigger fraud.
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Is any institution that awards a degree considering one's life experience and work then considered a diploma mill?
I have heard more than one person express (certainly not hide) the fact that they received a diploma by an institution who considered their life's work, writing and other scholarly activity, along with their assigned academic achievements.
Is an institution that is not brick and mortar by definition "a fraud"?
Since many denominations have colleges that do not meet the standards of accreditation are they also in this same "fraudulent" category?
Sorry guys as a former Horse and Buggy Mennonite.... my only Phd is in unaccredited animal husbandry - and I know that don't impress you much!
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Is any institution that awards a degree considering one's life experience and work then considered a diploma mill?
I have heard more than one person express (certainly not hide) the fact that they received a diploma by an institution who considered their life's work, writing and other scholarly activity, along with their assigned academic achievements.
Is an institution that is not brick and mortar by definition "a fraud"?
Since many denominations have colleges that do not meet the standards of accreditation are they also in this same "fraudulent" category?
Sorry guys as a former Horse and Buggy Mennonite.... my only Phd is in unaccredited animal husbandry - and I know that don't impress you much!
It my view there are two categories, unaccredited and diploma mills. Unaccredited schools may have standards that are just as high as the school across town that is. Because there is no oversight you never know what you are going to get and often you can't move on to the next level with the unaccredited degree.
It may be one thing to give a limited amount of credit based on what one knows, but what's the point of paying someone to give you a paper that isn't worth anything and calling it a degree.
I admit I have completely misled the diploma mill in fact my last email is pushing them to sell me the PhD first for the price of the masters and PhD. That is all they are interested in. writing a paper, no matter how long isn't the same as a masters requires input from others who have already mastered the subject, required reading, and all the work involved to get through these classes.
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Sorry guys as a former Horse and Buggy Mennonite.... my only Phd is in unaccredited animal husbandry - and I know that don't impress you much!
I'm impressed. I am sure you know a ton about animals and treating them, taking care of them, etc. But would you feel comfortable opening a shop and calling yourself a vet? If not would you want them to award you a degree based on your life experience? I could see them saying hey this guy could pass this class without taking it, giving you a test and letting you slide on that part but requiring you to do the rest.
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"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow." ~Aesop
I'm impressed. I am sure you know a ton about animals and treating them, taking care of them, etc. But would you feel comfortable opening a shop and calling yourself a vet? If not would you want them to award you a degree based on your life experience? I could see them saying hey this guy could pass this class without taking it, giving you a test and letting you slide on that part but requiring you to do the rest.
Good point Baron!
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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