This is not a very good way to build up your discussion, Irish_Farmer. You think you have won now because Matt made a comment concerning the PhD? That is too funny. I like this thread. It is entertaining.

To be honest. I used to work at a university and everybody can get a PhD. Just write a paper and defend it later in front of a few specialists. You can pick up a very special topic and you will have no problems to get a PhD. That even does not mean you are a big scientist afterwards. You could even get a Creationist after that. In Germany are a lot of dubious PhD's as well. Some became politicians and that says all