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by kartan 2977 days ago
> Theology majors may represent a greater proportion of believers in pre-marital sexual abstinance than do business majors

Or maybe Theology majors have a higher pregnancy rate and "need" to marry more often. ;)

Any theory is as good as any other without more data or a way to test it.

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>Any theory is as good as any other without more data or a way to test it.

Or perhaps it's because theology majors drink more coffee.

Theory put forward to prove that clearly not all theories are "as good" even if we don't have more data or ways to test them.

I don't believe you need a massive set of data to reason that people who study theology are more likely to be religiously inclined though. So I'd say grandparents theory appears more likely.
I only know one person who studied theology and she experienced her first religious service 2.5 years into her studies.

Yes, even things we believe to be true we have to put evidence for on the table in scientific discourse.

I have met tens of former theology majors; all of them were very religious. 100% were catholic school teachers or priests though.
parent's post relies on that same reasoning, if you read it closely and with a bit of sarcasm. ;)