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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.  

'''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.  

Ross' receiving his doctorate, which was publicized in a ''[[New York Times]]'' article, raised eyebrows in the notoriously bitter 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.

Ross' receiving his doctorate, which was publicized in a ''[[New York Times]]'' article, raised eyebrows in the notoriously bitter 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.^{'''reference needed'''}