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RE: Theist Ph.D. Supervisor
July 26, 2011 at 12:49 pm
(July 26, 2011 at 11:34 am)leo-rcc Wrote: (July 25, 2011 at 5:45 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Substitute Christian for African.
I have to agree with you here. The fact that this man is a Christian doesn't mean he won't do his job properly as he is supposed to. The fact he posted biblical quotes in his signature before was unfortunate, but it could very well be he just didn't see the harm in them and stopped when he was approached about it. We have no valid reason to assume your supervisor is going to make it difficult for you. If he does, and it turns out that it is due to your non-belief then there has to be a complaint system available in your uni.
It is not easy to complain if he should be particularly picky about the quality of your work because he dislikes your atheist view. For something like a doctoral program which involves commitment of large part of one's life, I think it is better to do due diligence than to hope for the benefit of academic integrity from one who could keep you stuck in the program for 10 years.
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RE: Theist Ph.D. Supervisor
July 26, 2011 at 12:51 pm
(July 26, 2011 at 12:49 pm)Chuck Wrote: It is not easy to complain if he should be particularly picky about the quality of your work because he dislikes your atheist view. For something like a doctoral program which involves commitment of large part of one's life, I think it is better to do due diligence than to hope for the benefit of academic integrity from one who could keep you stuck in the program for 10 years.
What would that man benefit from that? He would be stuck with an atheist for 10 years as well.
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RE: Theist Ph.D. Supervisor
July 26, 2011 at 12:53 pm
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(July 26, 2011 at 12:51 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: (July 26, 2011 at 12:49 pm)Chuck Wrote: It is not easy to complain if he should be particularly picky about the quality of your work because he dislikes your atheist view. For something like a doctoral program which involves commitment of large part of one's life, I think it is better to do due diligence than to hope for the benefit of academic integrity from one who could keep you stuck in the program for 10 years.
What would that man benefit from that? He would be stuck with an atheist for 10 years as well.
Cheap labor, and time to comvince you to convert.
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RE: Theist Ph.D. Supervisor
July 26, 2011 at 12:56 pm
(July 26, 2011 at 12:53 pm)Chuck Wrote: (July 26, 2011 at 12:51 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: (July 26, 2011 at 12:49 pm)Chuck Wrote: It is not easy to complain if he should be particularly picky about the quality of your work because he dislikes your atheist view. For something like a doctoral program which involves commitment of large part of one's life, I think it is better to do due diligence than to hope for the benefit of academic integrity from one who could keep you stuck in the program for 10 years. What would that man benefit from that? He would be stuck with an atheist for 10 years as well. Cheap labor.
I don't know how it is abroad, but there are plenty people waiting in line here to fill up a scholarly position if a person graduates.
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RE: Theist Ph.D. Supervisor
July 26, 2011 at 12:59 pm
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(July 24, 2011 at 9:08 pm)Lauren Wrote: It's reasonably easy not to bring it up on purpose, but how do you avoid accidentally have it come up?
Derrrrrrrrrrrrrr You can't? It wouldn't be anything other than accidental then would it?
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RE: Theist Ph.D. Supervisor
July 26, 2011 at 1:02 pm
(July 26, 2011 at 12:56 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: I don't know how it is abroad, but there are plenty people waiting in line here to fill up a scholarly position if a person graduates.
Yes, it was hard to get a place, there were a lot of applicants.
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RE: Theist Ph.D. Supervisor
July 26, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Quote:but I don't think the way fr0d0 put it makes any sense.
That happens a lot but we try not to hold it against him!
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