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Re:Interview with the scientist who’s writing the Webb photo... by reaperducer on Thursday August 04, 2022 @10:34AM (#32343452)
Oh come on, most attorneys have Juris Doctor degrees, we don't call them Dr. Lawyer.

There are lots of people we call "doctor." The ones with Ph.D's. And some of them are lawyers, and are addressed as "doctor."

Also interesting: There was an HN comment a few weeks ago that pointed to a helpful link which demonstrated that the idea of "doctor" didn't start with medical doctors and spread to other disciplines, it was the other way around.

I know I was surprised.

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Re:Interview with the scientist who’s writing the Webb photo... by curlftpfs on Thursday August 04, 2022 @12:06PM (#32344698)
> There are lots of people we call "doctor." The ones with Ph.D's

No, the ones with doctorates. A JD's technically a doctorate, a graduate degree, but it would be silly to expect people call you "doctor" because you have one.

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