You miss the point Usman. That geologist isn't called Dr Con for nothing. The idea is that you can fool all of the people all of the time.
MAS seems to have this fascination about academic qualifications. Look around you and see the number of pilots with MBAs. Invariably they end up in positions of authority in Flight Operations and the fist noticeable trace of their presence is the roster change. Meetings are called at the last minute and these guys MUST attend, so at the last minute the standby is called up. All of us have been at the receiving end of this abuse but the PhDs and the MBAs bon't bother to correct this. After all, they're Gods and above all this.
None of us really believe that there will be any change in the way business is done. And i don't think that geology has much to do with aviation ...... once we're airborne if ever we will.