Fake degree holders, read the word of the Lord!!!!

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  1. George Brown

    George Brown Active Member

  2. MarkIsrael@aol.com

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    "There is a danger of such self-promotions and deceptions. Say one has a degree in chemistry and is hired to process and develop a headache remedy for the general populace, and instead of a headache remedy, he/she mistakenly develops a killer drug because he/she didn't have the knowledge that goes along with the degree and the title he/she holds."

    Candidate drugs are tested on animals first. And plenty of them kill the animals, even though they're developed by expert biochemists. Doesn't our preacher know that?
     
  3. roysavia

    roysavia New Member

    This article is somewhat of a wake up call. One has to wonder just how many quacks there are out in society practising psychology, holistic medicine, chiropractic, law and engineering.
    People who purchase degrees from degree mills like SRU, Almeda, Capitol, Farington and Suffield are dangerous to the unsuspecting client.
     
  4. cehi

    cehi New Member

    Very interesting article, George. A word is good enough for the wise. Thank you for the post.
     
  5. BillDayson

    BillDayson New Member

    Although I come from a very different cultural background, I'm inclined to agree with the good reverend's point.

    Besides being misleading and dangerous for all the reasons discussed on Degreeinfo, fake degrees are also a tremendous example of empty ego puffery. And, at least so it seems to me, that kind of self aggrandizement is almost the diametrical opposite of real spirituality.

    What's more, assuming a pose of false authority would only seem to be necessary when people fear that what they are saying lacks authority. When one is preaching the gospel, that's probably not a good thing.

    This suggests that phony degrees represent a special danger in religion where, ironically, they seem to be most common.
     
  6. drwetsch

    drwetsch New Member

    Interesting article. Fake degrees are not unlike counterfeit money. They dilute the value of legitimate degrees when holders of fake degrees get away with using their bogus credentials. I think this is especially felt in the distance learning world.

    John
     
  7. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    In Bunyan's Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian and Faithful are heading towards the Celestial City but to get there they have to go through Vanity Fair. We read the following. Note that "counterfeit degrees" and "false titles" are there on his list.

    "Almost five thousand years ago, pilgrims, on their way to the Celestial City, went through this town. Finally Beelzebub, Apollyon, and Legion, with their laborers, set up this fair to provide every kind of entertainment for travelers and to sell all types of merchandise all year long. And still, at this fair is sold such merchandise as fine houses, lands, stocks and bonds, false security, gay clothing, jewelry, expensive cosmetics, gold and silver, antiques, pearls, precious stones, fame, fortunes, reputations, virtue, honor, popularity, positions, phony titles, counterfeit degrees, contests, chances, games, votes, elections, government offices, personal influences, padded reports, propaganda, falsehoods, fictitious news, deceptions, artificial personalities, schemes, tricks, comics, beauty queens, sex appeal, prostitutes, human lives, and souls of men. Moreover, at this fair at all times are gambling, juggling, cheating, defrauding, embezzling, lying, stealing, swindling, rogues, knaves, libertines, carnivals, festivities, drinking, revelries, connivings, fools, thugs, lewd women, murders, adulteries, and all kinds of immoralities. The broad road that leads to destruction which brings the fair much trade lies through the town. And in this town of Vanity are taverns, night clubs, roadhouses, seductive shows, popular casinos, culture societies, fashionable churches, synthetic Christians, sectarian denominational segregation, professional pastors (using mass psychology, setting themselves up as lords over God’s heritage, ruling their congregations for “filthy lucre,” beating and fleecing their flocks instead of feeding them or setting them a good example). There are also famous pseudo scientists, charlatan physicians, dishonorable crafty lawyers, unscrupulous politicians, clandestine bookmakers, racketeers – impostors of all kinds."
     
  8. Felipe C. Abala

    Felipe C. Abala New Member

    The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy "Study to show thyself worthy unto the Lord..."

    To learn is a wisdom from God.

    I'm a muslim but I've read the Bible.
     
  9. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Indeed, counterfeit degrees are on Bunyan's list. He also names "lying, stealing, drinking, taverns, night clubs, casinos, and all kinds of immoralities." Quite a provocative list.
     
  10. galanga

    galanga New Member

  11. kajidoro

    kajidoro New Member

    Nearly every person alive thinks they have some ability to practice psychology in their judgements of others. Look around the workplace. Everyone has an opinion on someone in the office.
     
  12. Jeff Hampton

    Jeff Hampton New Member

    Juggling???
     

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