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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:19 AM Original message |
God's sex. |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. And you are right. |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
2. Because assigning god a sex makes one sex superior to the other. |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. Lack of gender neutral pronouns? |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I don't think that's the reason. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 11:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Hebrew has NO gender-neutral pronouns |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. 'It' carries objectification (sp!) which would devalue the concept, I |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
5. Why did God have a son, not a daughter? |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Wow. |
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blonndee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. You're right on target. And Sarah LAUGHED. And that was |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Now Another Aspect To That Is The Writers Were From That Culture |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
47. But how 'bout that Lilith? n/t |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. "Most" religions don't ... |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Men being the ruler |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. That's right |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. Except Daoism (aka Taoism). |
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AmericanaAustraliana (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. The genitalia are structured in the archetypal geometry |
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Strong Atheist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 06:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Welcome to D.U.! |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
14. Well, in most of the polytheistic pantheons |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
16. We're talking concepts here |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 08:22 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I don't wish to quibble, but ... |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 08:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. My take on this comes from archeological evidence |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. True...but she went from giver of life to a mere vessel... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 03:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
35. No, it isn't true and there's no need to consult archaeological evidence |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. We have more of a record than you think... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 03:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Not human presuppostitions, cultural presuppositions. nt |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 04:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Your age of human existence is a little off. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 12:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I think the intended reference was to anatomically modern humans. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 02:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. My intended reference was to the age of human existence; Human species. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 02:40 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I won't argue with you, other than to reiterate |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 03:10 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I'm not talking about australopithecines. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 03:15 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I think the genus Homo is about 2 million years old. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 03:48 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. You wanna compromise at 2.5? :) |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 03:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I'll go with 2.5 . |
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ozone_man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
19. God had a wife (Asherah). |
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Finder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. The original "Trinity"...Mother, Father, Child as archetypes. |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
23. Its really less meaningful than people think. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-01-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Actually, that isn't accurate... |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 01:40 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Its basically accurate. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 12:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Actually, El is the equivelent to Yahweh, controversial to say they are... |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. Humans need to humanize God |
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ozone_man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. God keeps changing. |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 07:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Great quotes |
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ozone_man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 04:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Isn't God still a father (or mother) figure? |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 03:54 AM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Not all humans. |
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TallahasseeGrannie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 07:33 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Yes |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-03-06 11:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Yup, can't forget the animals. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-05-06 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
46. There's more to it than genitalia, IMO. |
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