My reading gives me a very limited understanding of Genetics. I remember reading about 'someone' producing a fetus from two eggs, no sperm involved. And, I don't know if it happened for sure and how far they let it go. My own opinion is that the World could do with a lot less Testosterone and machismo, and I think the idea that humanity will survive in its current state is ludicrous.
Hmm...well, I would humbly suggest I'm not just a sperm donor.
I'm really open to the return, or coming of Jesus or the Messiah or some super being that will take everyone out back of the woodshed and deliver a good switching to everyone.
I think this is part of our problem, though. No-one is coming to save us. Not a Messiah, not some charismatic politician with soundbite messaging...much as it is with children, avoidance of personal responsibility leads to poor behaviour.
Please note, I'm not aiming that comment at you in any way. Just a general comment.
Maybe we just need Evolution to advance another notch, a BIG one.
Yes, but unfortunately it would probably take a massive reduction in surviveability. Right now, we are getting better and better at surviving. All of us. Regardless of traits.
A sudden event (nuclear war?) which would reduce the population drastically, and lead to conditions where certain traits were required for survival could lead to an evolutionary jump.
But...and here's the kicker...'evolution' can't be conflated with 'improved' in the way you seem to be thinking. Humans might evolve to extreme conditions by becoming MORE aggressive and primitive This would promote survival...but in what form?
No...I think we have to play the long game here, and take incremental steps. As indeed I think we do. But it can be hard to see the progress, and progress in one area is combined with fresh issues in other areas. Plus our location can play a massive role in how we see things.
Perhaps it will be a significant reduction in aggressiveness in humans? So far, beating women hasn't helped, and making women cover themselves has actually just made matters worse.
I know I'm coming at this from a different angle to you, but hear me out for a sec...
I'm a white, middle-class male. I was raised in what you might call a blue collar, nuclear family. Don't get me wrong, my home life was solid enough, but you get certain baggage with that upbringing. Boys can't show emotion, women are to be protected, and a general low-level attitude of racism and homophobia.
Happily, I've been able to unlearn almost all of that through my life. I still struggle with the showing emotion thing in general terms, but I'm very good at showing it around my daughters, at least.
Anyway, the point is, seeing women as complete equals by going through university with them (primary teaching, so lots of girls!), having girls who are friends rather than potential sexual partners, working with them and seeing that (just like men) they run the full gamut in terms of intelligence, humour, work ethic...these were the things that helps me move past any lingering thoughts that women needed my help, or that they were not fully my equal (if not the same as me, because...ya know...we're all different, etc).
Any thoughts that reducing women either via physical intimidation or by dehumanizing them by covering them up (and I get that this is not the only reason people wear the burqa/chadri) just seems completely antithetical to me.
Incidentally, I think women can sometimes dehumanize themselves by their choices, but ultimately I am only really concerned with it when outside influences do it.
According to some belief systems, Islam especially, it is women, not men who cause all the trouble with our feminine wiles and wicked ways. Hmph!
Even were I to believe in a God, I would have serious problems believing in the Abrahamaic God, whatever the flavour. And if such a God did exist, I'd find it impossible to worship.
