Doctoral designations: I am mystified by . . .

. . . folks that go apecrap over someone employing the "doctor" title they've earned in fields other than medicine.

Seems to me that we've all used it as a form of address since childhood.

What nerve has it suddenly struck?

Follow Ups:

• American anti-intellectualism ClockBlocker 15:57:10 12/17/24 (1)
  • but when given an honorary doctorate, they get all azbruin 16:34:57 12/17/24 (0)
• IMO, it's just people grasping at straws. * TheHappyBurgermeister 12:30:31 12/17/24 (0)
• The following folks agree with you Dr.Bruin 12:19:49 12/17/24 (2)
  • You forgot Dr. Jones (Indiana) Dr.J 12:36:23 12/17/24 (1)
    • Both of them, father and son* blindness 12:36:58 12/17/24 (0)
• I think they get triggered specifically by people who blindness 12:09:36 12/17/24 (0)
• It's from ignorance - Theologians were called doctors first confused442 11:39:52 12/17/24 (3)
  • This wasn't an issue until Dr. Jill Biden came along DSCBruin 11:52:42 12/17/24 (2)
    • Einstein visa= trump heard she was known for her great head* HasBen 12:10:16 12/17/24 (1)
      • Re: Einstein visa= trump heard she was known for her great head* ClockBlocker 15:59:17 12/17/24 (0)
• Idiots who never attended college*. DSCBruin 09:12:19 12/17/24 (11)
  • Probably never watched Oppenheimer either blindness 12:14:38 12/17/24 (0)
  • Re: Idiots who never attended college*. confused442 11:41:09 12/17/24 (0)
  • My point is DSCBruin 10:48:09 12/17/24 (1)
    • And there are plenty of protestant pastors . . . BluBlood 11:20:57 12/17/24 (0)
  • I know Severaldunkslater 09:55:07 12/17/24 (6)
    • Agreed. So? BluBlood 11:17:01 12/17/24 (1)
      • Don't feed the new troll* DSCBruin 11:50:37 12/17/24 (0)
    • SMH!* azbruin 10:13:44 12/17/24 (3)
      • Kevin/wood made himself another handle* DSCBruin 10:36:42 12/17/24 (2)
        • I don't know if this one is, but it's a matter of time blindness 12:11:47 12/17/24 (0)
        • You really are a dumbfck!* Severaldunkslater 10:55:04 12/17/24 (0)

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