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.<sup>'''reference needed'''</sup> | 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.<sup>'''reference needed'''</sup> |