>>>>>>>>>>As for those social so-called "sciences"... c'mon. They'd be doing the same thing they are doing anyway, just to a different tune.
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>>>>>>>>>Hey, watch it... I have a Master's degree in Sociology...
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>>>>>>>>But you probably got it in the U.S. or some other such parochial venue. ;)
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>>>>>>>Actually, I received my degree from the University of Turku, Finland.
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>>>>>>American prof perhaps? Or maybe one of the other students was from the U.S.?
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>>>>>Neither. I had great professors (all Finns), half of them influenced by "Western" theories (Weber, Durkheim, Parsons...) and half of them influenced by Socialist/Communist theories (Marx, Engels, ...) But there was quite a few original Finnish thinking and theories as well (Eskola, Allardt, ...) No U.S. students anywhere to be seen at least in our department at that time.
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>>>>Well, I give up then. I don't know why you aren't in complete accord with Dragan's thinking. ;)
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>>>Oh, ok. I don't quite understand why this question about "parochial venues" came up to begin with...
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>>Your opinion would be 'suspect' because it would be 'tainted and colored' (filtered is better perhaps) by your parochial education here in the U.S. (which couldn't possibly match that of a European education or else you would be agreeing not disagreeing) :o) However, since you attended school in Finland, you failed to support his position.
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>>Am I wrong Dragan?
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>That was exactly the parody I was trying to subtlely express.

Ahh, I see -- I am not aware of Dragan's (supposed) "tilt", so the subtlety was completely lost on me. So, call me naive, but please don't start yet ANOTHER thread on THAT particular topic <bg>