Our fact check of Sen. Rand Pauls statements    about his undergraduate degree has quickly become one of the    most widely read ever  and also among the most controversial.    The column has about 2,500 comments from readers arguing about    its fairness.  
    Thats a lot of material to wade through, so we thought we    would share some of the e-mails we received directly from    readers, many of whom  like the Republican senator from    Kentucky  have medical degrees. As you can see, many letters    said the column was on target  but at least half (or more)    said it was ridiculous. Because readers did not expressly say    they wanted their name printed, we are using initials instead.  
    Many readers also asked about the period when Paul set up his    own board of ophthalmology. For more on that, we recommend the    in-depth look at this issue by our    colleague David A. Fahrenthold.  
    We always appreciate feedback from readers, and we thank those    who took the time to write.  
    He lied  
    A degree in biology  whether it is a B.A., M.A., or Ph.D., is    a degree in biology. It is not a medical degree, an M.D. The    reverse is also true. That is a matter of fact. Physicians must    study biology, and they study various aspects of it in medical    school, but it is not correct to say that an M.D. is a biology    degree. Its much more complicated than that. Rand Paul may    have studied biology as an undergraduate, but he did not earn a    degree in biology. Other people have, and do. He lied.  
     W.M.H. (M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.)  
    Three wooden blockheads for you  
    The man has a medical degree which is one form of advanced    biology degree. When he claims a biology degree, its a more    everyman way of describing his medical degree. Im not a fan of    RP but this is unfair to the man.  
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Fact Checker: Readers respond to fact check on Rand Pauls statements about college degree