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Message:: [QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1558723, member: 29751"]Even an accredited PhD doesn't mean one has mastered anything or has reached "expert" status.  I work at an institution with more than 4,000 people on staff with MD or PhD after their names.  If I had to put a number to it, I'd say about 1/2 or possibly even 2/3 of them are complete imbeciles.  Being book smart enough (or rich enough to buy yourself through) to earn a college degree does not make one auto-magically qualified nor an expert. The ONLY way to garner the title of "expert" is to prove yourself on the job and through review by peers.  Self-proclaimed "experts" rarely are experts at all. From a philosophical point, I think the obsession in the USA and some other countries with formal college education has watered down the meaning of having almost any college degree.  A bachelor's degree is almost equivalent today to what a high school diploma was 25 years ago.  Sad but true.  Having taught at the university level, I can attest to the fact that a good portion of undergraduate students are at college because their parents want them to be.[/QUOTE]