• pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    To obtain a PhD, you need to contribute something original to your field of study, not just regurgitate what you’ve scraped from other studies.

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      Also a PhD is an expert in a hyper specific niche area of their specialty. Would I trust someone who has a PhD in astrophysicist with an expertise on black holes. When it comes to talking about black holes? Yes.

      Would I trust that person to give me medical advice? Probably not. Would I trust them to help me show basic car maintenance? Maybe and only because they have experience with car maintenance not because of a PhD.