I think both camps are right. Boiler is most likely right that he got to chatting with some people at camps and thought about opening/did open it up. The ones that say "once the seed of doubt is planted, it can sprout" are also correct. Kids change their mind approximately 500x a month, depending on the direction of the wind and the position of the moon.
Moral: this is fun message board fodder but no one should lose sleep over it.
Ok back to my previously scheduled board meltdown!