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'''Marcus S. Ross''' is a [[Young Earth Creationist]] (YEC) who was awarded a Ph.D. in geology by the [[University of Rhode Island]] in December 2006 AD.  

'''Marcus S. Ross''' is a [[Young Earth Creationist]] (YEC) who was awarded a Ph.D. in geology by the [[University of Rhode Island]] in December 2006 AD.  

Ross' receiving his doctorate, which was publicized in a ''[[New York Times]]'' article, raised eyebrows in the liberal academic community; as a group, liberals cannot understand why someone who openly believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old could be judged an expert in earth science by fully qualified faculty.{{fact}}

Ross' receiving his doctorate, which was publicized in a ''[[New York Times]]'' article, raised eyebrows in the liberal academic community.{{fact}}

However, it should be noted that his Ph.D., on the subject of [[mososaur]] distribution, did not contain any Creationist science.<ref>

However, it should be noted that his Ph.D., on the subject of [[mososaur]] distribution, did not contain any Creationist science, and was written on the assumption that evolution is a fact and the earth is billions of years old. As a group, liberals find it difficult to understand why someone who openly believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old would write a thesis on the assumption that it is billions of years old.<ref>

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/science/12geologist.html?ex=1328936400&en=c3267d075279160b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</ref>

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/12/science/12geologist.html?ex=1328936400&en=c3267d075279160b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss</ref>

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