Originally posted by Merticus
If you wish to be technical about it..
Joseph Laycock is an independent scholar and recipient of a grant from the Pluralism Project. He holds an Masters in Theology from Harvard University
and is a doctoral candidate in religion as Boston University. This particular work was peer reviewed, fully sourced/first-hand research/extensive
bibliography, and is published by Praeger Publications and ABC-CLIO - an academic and scholarly publishing house. He has also presented on the topic
of real vampirism and the vampire community at the annual conference of American Academy of Religion, November 17, 2007. For more information see:
I do wish to be technical about it.
This man, as you claim, is an independent scholar. Does the independent part mean that nobody wants to back his claims? if so then how is he a
scholar?
next:
'He holds an Masters in Theology from Harvard University and is a doctoral candidate in religion as Boston University'
I have to admit that I don't like organized religion, don't to bow to any of it. Your man there did, ok, and now he is a candidat for a religious
doctorate.
Well that doesn't change a thing. He's a candidate (woops I almost forgot: very important this: a master) a master in making a life out of taking
tall tales at face value an writing about them.
What that guy says about the supernatural surely must be carved in stone
But somehow I'm still not convinced. Call me, well, call me what you will as long as you use the words 'not' and 'convinced'.
'This particular work was peer reviewed' OK, so am I correct in assuming that means: people who believe the same thing say he wrote about it in a
convincing way?
just asking 
good night,
Shade
[edit on 16-6-2009 by Mirrorshade]
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