I ask again, Can one have a PhD in physics, and one in earth sciences, with both disciplines rolled into one degree ?
Yes, Geophysicists are responsible for all physics and for geology. Similarly, my post-graduate work was in Oceanography. On my qualifying exams I was responsible (at least in theory) for all marine related aspects of chemistry, geology, physics and biology.
how many dissertations, one, or two ?
One dissertation in either case, which often is integrative, that is to say overlaps into multiple fields.
How many years would one take on average, compared to the average student doing a PhD in physics ?
I don;t know about physics, and it depends on the quality of the student and the procedures of the school. Most schools give you seven years, some will extend on petition. Some schools have extensive course requirements, other give a qualifying exam to define your deficiencies and, it is possible but rare, that no course work is required. You will find that the higher ranked the institution the more likely they are to trust their faculty to make such determinations without hard and fast rules.
I have two degrees in two different disciplines, If I were to continue and get my PhD, could I roll those two disciplines into one degree ?
If there are overlapping areas it is quite likely that you could.
Now you may simply be imagining that earth sciences and physics are the same. See what you can find out from wiki on that.
That overlap is a major field know as geophysics. MIT has a Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences with a specific program in Geophysics, that is described as:
The term geophysics, literally the physics of the Earth and its environment in space is, by nature, a highly interdisciplinary field. Geophysicists seek to understand the interactions among the physical and chemical processes occurring over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, that result in the rich behaviors of geosystems from the scale of a fault in a rock you can hold in your hand up to tectonic motions on the scale of continents.
As leaders in the field, EAPS geophysicists provide important global insights on issues such as petroleum reservoirs, groundwater flow, climate, and the earthquake cycle.
Looking beyond our planet, our planetary scientists are putting geophysics lessons learnt on Earth to work to understand and remotely sense bodies they encounter in the solar system and beyond.
Of course, one doesn't address him as Dr.Dr., just Dr. Is that what is throwing you ? "can't get simple facts straight" ? You produced a lot of folderol about "Christian apologetics" totally ignorant of the fact he is a Jew.
I was not ignorant of that, it right there in his C.V. He may be a Jew, but he is making the same mistake of drawing his conclusion first and then fudging his analysis. You did the same with respect to the details of his academic credentials, that you still have yet to apologize to me for.
You are a relativity genius, why didn't you just prove what I posted was wrong ? I mean, with your understanding of the theory, it would have only taken a paragraph, Instead you whine, blabber, and spew your ad hominem dull barbs. Why is that, one wonders ?
Because I am not a relativity genius, so I rely on the broad consensus of relativity geniuses who dub Schroeder a kook.
Could all of your primping, popping and peeing be just a smokescreen because you know what I posted was right ?
It would seem that the consensus of the field is that what you posted was horse pucky. Yet you call it "right?" Right into the circular file.
That supposition, of course, requires you to understand what was posted. On second thought, I withdraw the supposition. Whenever one starts talking of "we" I know he knows he is on shaky ground. Do you have a little man in your pocket ? Are you half of cojoined twins ? Do you have a special dispensation to speak for the members of the forum ?
You mean where I said, "I think that rather clearly illustrates just how accurate your posts are and just how seriously we should take you. You don't know the truth when you trip over it. You can't even get simple facts straight, how can anyone trust your interpretation of things that require intellectual discernment?"
That was right after exposing your fraudulent inflation of Schroeder's vita (way beyond what he claims for himself) for the purpose of puffing up your appeal to authority. You've still yet to apologize to everyone here for not only those lies but for your stubborn maintenance of the fallacies after you were exposed. "We" is all of us here who participate in the forum, all of whom are lessened by your dishonesty.
No, you feel intellectually threatened, and this is a ploy to bolster your own ego with the added weight of others making yourself more authoritative.
Interesting paranoia you have, especially considering that I claim no expertise or authority on the subject, merely an interested bystander's knowledge, something that is sufficient to trigger my B.S. meter and sent me looking for more authoritative sources that address both the claim and the claimant directly.
You also want to isolate your antagonist, hoping that you speaking for the entire forum will have brought shame upon him. I hope you feel better for doing it.
You're giving me way more power then I deserve or then I want. All I ask for is that you acknowledge your lie so that we may move on.
Me ? Your games affect me nought, I have for over forty years dealt with and competed against men and women of far greater mental stature than you, and I am not about to let someone like you affect my peace in any way, shape or form.
There you go, presupposing again.
You are like the ant crawling up the elephants leg with rape on his mind. It just won't work.
Anyone reading this thread can clearly see that it did not need to work, you dug your own hole and then leaped in. Congratulations.
I find you response to a little joke quite enlightening. You sir, feel inadequate. How extensive this is in your life, only your wife could say.
Maybe I do, if you knew the community of people I was raised among, you'd understand that hand in hand with great respect for accomplishment and learning goes finding it hard to suffer fools gladly. If that is a feeling of inadequacy, so be it.
Funny thing, a playground joke brought recitations on how great your mother is/was and how in comparison mine must have been lesser. 999 people out of 1,000 would have been amused. You sir, feeling as inadequate, and a threat to your ego, were driven to expound on alleged great deeds of your mother with your barb thrown in.
Hardly, it did exactly what it was intended to do, point out how childish you were being. How else does one handle some one who lies, res fuses correction and says, "Na na nanna"?
I bet that made you feel better, at least for a while.
Naw, what made me feel good was to reveal that you lied and that you are incapable of taking correction, and that you are happy to argue from complete ignorance ot the subject. Now ... that was satisfying.
That gnawing feeling always returns though, doesn't it ? So the next round of hyperbole is set up, You will say whatever you must to banish that feeling, for a while. There is help for you, but seeking it would damage your view of yourself, and you can't have that. So you will remain as you are.You are not alone though, get what solace you can from that. I mean, look what feeling inadequate has done for Donald Trump. He never apologizes, never admits he is wrong, is always the best and smartest, and uses spurious accusations and nasty implications to make himself feel better, just like you. Unfortunately for you, you don't have the money or power to facilitate the illusion, so you come here to keep that ugly dog away
A few problems with your pop psychology: I am happy to apologize when I am error. I am happy to learn new things and little is learned if you are always right. I am not the best and the smartest, growing up as I did in the academic community, among the world's intellectual one-percent, it was hard to get an accurate bead on my rank in the wider world. I thought myself rather average I got to university and realized, as a result of outside recognition, that I was one of the sharper knives in the box.
I have made no spurious accusations, I just called you on your prevarications. In fact you are the one who has been name calling and insulting with both bold-faced claims and innuendo. But that just rolls off my back, since I can consider the source.
