[ExI] FW: taking remote causation too far

[Anders Sandberg]

On 14/12/2012 03:55, Mike Dougherty wrote:
> ... as was my reference to Dr.X instead of Professor X. I didn't mean 
> to offend credentialed persons or fans of graphic novels or the 
> intersection of these first two sets.

Hmm, where exactly is Professor X professor? I remember the cheers in 
the local theatre when the shots of Oxford appeared in "First Class". 
Afterwards we were all happily nitpicking details (Xavier would have 
been unlikely to have performed a thesis defense at the Sheldonian, they 
put a fictional pub under the Bridge of Sighs rather than the alley 
leading to the Turf Tavern...) But as far as I can remember he did not 
get a professorship, just a degree (his gown would have been different 
if he did; he seemed to have a normal commoner's gown).

The mutant academy would not count, unless it is an accredited 
university - which I doubt. Given his smarts he might of course be 
part-time professor at a lot of places.

Professor of course can just be a honorific: I often get called 
professor when going to southern Europe.


Nitpicking from a (minorly) credentialled (minor) reader of the graphic 
novels. Who still haven't gotten around to get his own scholar's gown, 
despite a few years in town.

-- 
Anders Sandberg,
Future of Humanity Institute
Philosophy Faculty of Oxford University