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You sound like the Church from days of old. “Instead of giving those monks time to study astronomy or history, can we please task them on something less bullshi

You sound like the Church from days of old. “Instead of giving those monks time to study astronomy or history, can we please task them on something less bullshit like memorizing hymns?” I’m an atheist software dev, but my dad went to divinity school and it’s basically a combination of logic/philosophy, ethics, history, and psychology, wrapped in metaphor. I wish all pastors had to be so well informed before they were allowed in front of a brainwashed congregation. It would be a net positive for society. So they pay for it with personal debt; I don’t see the problem.

overtone 8y ago
> You sound like the Church from days of old. Certainly that was not my intention. > ... but my dad went to divinity school Out of curiosity, did the bill for that come up to anything near 40,000$? > ... it’s basically a combination of logic/philosophy, ethics, history, and psychology, wrapped in metaphor ... that is also worth fourty thousand dollars? > I wish all pastors had to be so well informed before they were allowed in front of a brainwashed congregation. I wish pastors who are teaching all their reassuring hogwash wouldn't have to be required to go into five figures of debt for the privilege. > So they pay for it with personal debt; I don’t see the problem. I'll tell you about the problem. US student loan debt isn't just personal debt. No sane credit institution would bankroll a 40,000$ degree in divinity unless graduates were regularly raking in six figures (which I doubt). What makes it all work is the government guarantee. This, in turn, has caused massive price inflation for all degrees, whether they are bullshit or not. You have a whole generation of students who are either not going to be able to pay back the debt, or who are going to have to give up on a significant amount of other spending, which is a drain on the economy.

overtone 8y ago

> You sound like the Church from days of old. Certainly that was not my intention. > ... but my dad went to divinity school Out of curiosity, did the bill for that come up to anything near 40,000$? > ... it’s basically a combination of logic/philosophy, ethics, history, and psychology, wrapped in metaphor ... that is also worth fourty thousand dollars? > I wish all pastors had to be so well informed before they were allowed in front of a brainwashed congregation. I wish pastors who are teaching all their reassuring hogwash wouldn't have to be required to go into five figures of debt for the privilege. > So they pay for it with personal debt; I don’t see the problem. I'll tell you about the problem. US student loan debt isn't just personal debt. No sane credit institution would bankroll a 40,000$ degree in divinity unless graduates were regularly raking in six figures (which I doubt). What makes it all work is the government guarantee. This, in turn, has caused massive price inflation for all degrees, whether they are bullshit or not. You have a whole generation of students who are either not going to be able to pay back the debt, or who are going to have to give up on a significant amount of other spending, which is a drain on the economy.