I must say that I think for most people "professor" rates as a higher honorific than "Dr." But the pattern *is* odd.
sandy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Monsma Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 2:10 PM To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu Subject: Dover Case I've just finished reading all 139 pages. I will resist commenting on the substance of Judge Jones' opinion, but I was struck by one thing. Without exception, when referring to the plaintiffs' expert witnesses (such as Miller and Padian), he refers to them as Dr. Miller, Dr. Padian or Drs. Miller and Padian. When referring to the defendants' expert witnesses (such as Behe and Munnich) he refers to them as Professor Behe, Professor Minnich,, or Professors Behe and Munnich. (I've checked and both Behe and Minnich have earned doctorates.) Assuming (as I would) that holding a doctorate gives one more credibility than simply being a professor at some college or university, is this consistent use of titles an indication of a bias on Judge Jones' part? Or am I reading too much into this? Is there some more innocent explanation? Stephen Monsma _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. _______________________________________________ To post, send message to Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
