> Your theory as stated here is that people like X because they like X.
No, it's this: they watch sports because they like to watch sports (have fun watching sports).
Of course, this is not a "theory" at all -- it's a way of poking fun at people who think it's necessary to have a theory for the phenomenon of people watching sports. I suppose I should have explained the joke, to avoid all misunderstandings.
Jon Johanning // jjohanning at igc.org __________________________________ Music, the greatest good that mortals know,
And all of heaven we have below. -- Joseph Addison, A Song for St. Cecilia's Day