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Greatest I am Member (Idle past 301 days) Posts: 1676 Joined: |
A few quick remarks.
I have known many people working under leadership that in terms of IQ was inferior to the employee. Leadership is related more to personality than IQ. Many women have held position of power both inside and outside of the Church. Having said this let me say that the percentage of such women is far lower that I think it should be. Personality seems to be the overriding factor in determinations of leadership. The fact that most of the wealth of the world is owned by women seems to indicate that they refuse to accept leadership even when they could easily accept it. Because the status quo is as it is, can we then infer that things are as they should be with men leading and women following. Generally. As an aside, I did see something about the infallibility of the Pope. I hope this was a joke. Man is always fallible. RegardsDL
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anastasia Member (Idle past 5980 days) Posts: 1857 From: Bucks County, PA Joined: |
nasty writes: But I do believe that gender roles play a big part; men are seen as leaders. That is what I said. Not;
nator writes:
I mean, didn't you mean to say that since you think men are naturally smarter they make better leaders?
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anastasia Member (Idle past 5980 days) Posts: 1857 From: Bucks County, PA Joined: |
GIA writes: Having said this let me say that the percentage of such women is far lower that I think it should be. things are as they should be with men leading and women following. Generally. And they say women are fickle.
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nator Member (Idle past 2197 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
Didn't you say:
I am not the kind of person who will get bothered by misogynistic attitudes, because I accept the idea that most men think more objectively. It is proven, if you look at statistics, that men do better in IQ tests. If you didn't mean to say that men aren't naturally smarter, what did you mean? If you didn't mean to say that you weren't bothered by woman-hating attitudes, what did you mean?
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joshua221  Inactive Member |
I accept the idea that most men think more objectively. It is proven, if you look at statistics, that men do better in IQ tests. What do you mean "better at objective thinking"? This is an interesting discussion lol.
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Greatest I am Member (Idle past 301 days) Posts: 1676 Joined: |
Fickle.
I don't see that in anything I said??? OFF TOPIC - Please Do Not Respond to this message or continue in this vein. AdminPD Edited by AdminPD, : Warning
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anastasia Member (Idle past 5980 days) Posts: 1857 From: Bucks County, PA Joined: |
nator writes: If you didn't mean to say that men aren't naturally smarter, what did you mean? If you didn't mean to say that you weren't bothered by woman-hating attitudes, what did you mean? Altogether it was a lousy way of saying;Men may be better in certain areas, I am comfortable giving credit when it is due without getting up-tight and crying 'sexism', but in this issue I must disagree with the blanket statement that 'Religion is for Men' Going by history, we could conclude that painting is for men. Music, literature, science, sporting, philosophy and many other areas are dominated until recently by male contributions, although of course women were equal in patronage and appreciation. When you look through the ages, there are two areas where women DO stand out as important figures, and religion is one of them. In fact, outside of the RCC priesthood, the leadership role of women in religion is progressing more at present than it is in some secular traditions. As mentioned, we have not yet had a female president, and other positions such as orchestral conductor, are rarely filled by women. So, I would say Religion is not 'for men' but that certain functions have been overseen by men traditionally, which correspond to the roles given men in society. Edited by anastasia, : No reason given.
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Jon Inactive Member |
I don’t know if it is their different form of logic or debate style or if it is the types of feelings they bring to a discussion or what. I wouldn't trust this sense too much. When I first came here, I thought Phat was a girl... and recent events are shedding light on this truth... or, phact. As for the rest of your post... it's baseless. J0N1CU5
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Archer Opteryx Member (Idle past 3625 days) Posts: 1811 From: East Asia Joined: |
Jon makes a good point. Generalizations often cause mischief in discussions of gender. We have to use them, it seems, yet it's necessary to use them and take them with a helping of salt.
Studies show differences, for example, in the way the brains of women and men assign function. Each form of wiring has its strengths and weaknesses and each represents a compromise. Yet it's not hard to imagine ways the two approaches might be complementing each other in human society. And even so, the brains of men and women remain far more alike than they are different. When it gets to cases generalizations break down all the time. Statistically we know, for example, that men are more likely to use sports metaphors and women are more likely to have a large vocabulary for color and texture. We can argue about how much stereotypes influence this statistic and how much the statistic shapes the sterotypes. But when it gets to individuals the generalizations often break down anyway. Someone from a household of athletes is more likely to use sports metaphors than someone from a household of social workers. An artist is likely to possess a wider vocabulary for color than a chemical engineer. A more educated person is likely to have a larger vocabulary on most subjects than less educated person. These things hold true regardless of the gender of the individuals involved. Many things influence who we are and what we do. Statistics are interesting, but people are more interesting. ___ Edited by Archer Opterix, : clarity. Archer All species are transitional.
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Greatest I am Member (Idle past 301 days) Posts: 1676 Joined: |
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"Many things influence who we are and what we do. Statistics are interesting, but people are more interesting." All is relevant. Part of the reason for the post was to learn why when religion causes so many problems, sore women are not involved. I think if more were we would not have near as many problems as we do. They provide sober 2nd thought and are naturally (I think) less violent than men. RegardsDL
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Jon Inactive Member |
They provide sober 2nd thought and are naturally (I think) less violent than men. It's this kind of stereotypical thought that people have been trying to beat out of your head since you first started this thread. J0N1CU5 Edited by Jonicus Maximus, : Made sensible sentence
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Archer Opteryx Member (Idle past 3625 days) Posts: 1811 From: East Asia Joined: |
An article about leadership styles appeared this week in Psychology Today. Research suggests that female leaders do slightly better than male leaders in sustaining 'transformational' leadership styles that involve acting as a mentor and building relationships.
___ Edited by Archer Opterix, : typo. Archer All species are transitional.
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Greatest I am Member (Idle past 301 days) Posts: 1676 Joined: |
I guess that when the Big Crunch comes our politicians at the U. N. will be well advised to send their wives.
Perhaps the pope would be well advised to do the same. RegardsDL
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macaroniandcheese  Suspended Member (Idle past 3955 days) Posts: 4258 Joined: |
So, I would say Religion is not 'for men' but that certain functions have been overseen by men traditionally, which correspond to the roles given men in society. it is my assertion, thus, that it is those traditional roles in society that have put men into similar roles in the church, and not real divine intention. this is unfortunately unprovable as the church kind of controls all the potential information on this and they're certainly not budging.
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