Joe Horton drew our attention to a news report that the
Astrological Institute in Phoenix recently received US Federal
accreditation. Joe commented:
> One of the saddest things about this is they claim to teach psychology.
What could be sadder than that? Well, suppose that one of the
foremost universities in the world, say Harvard or Oxford,
decided to award someone a doctorate for a thesis defending
astrology. In fact, that has now happened, only the university is
none of the above, but the pride of France, the prestigious
Sorbonne.
Check out the whole sad story at
http://www.homme-moderne.org/societe/socio/teissier/eakin.html
(and see also
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,248-2001283470,00.html)
At least we should be grateful that the discipline in which
the degree was awarded wasn't psychology.
-Stephen
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