14 thoughts on “Let Me Ask You a Question – 10/3/18”
Because it is the men that were always perceived as more powerful than women. Also, “god” is perceived to be ruthless sometimes. And we all know a woman is not capable (sarcasm).
My time is not spent on figuring out a gender, because it does not make any difference to me. Yes, because He’s been illustrated as a male for most of my life, I choose to see Him that way. But indeed, there is “something other” to it.
What are YOUR thoughts?
The first thing that came to mind was a song, “Tradition” from “Fiddler On The Roof”. I have heard that in the Hebrew in the earliest know versions of part of the Book of Genesis, God self-refers with in the plural, “We”, and is spoken of as “They”, indicating to some thinkers that there was, so to speak, a “Mrs. God”, later edited out. It could also be the Imperial We, used by mortal rulers in formal pronouncements. The basic problem in English and other languages is the lack of a non-gender-specific pronoun other than “it”, which generally is used for an inanimate object, a plant, or an animal of unknown gender. That seems disrespectful for a deity. So, we are stuck with either “he” or “she” right from the start, although, those who hold to the doctrine of the Trinity could, I suppose, use “they” to refer to all three. Historically, rulers have (by far) been mostly male, and God being a ruler is just assumed to be so.
I’ve also seen references to debates in ancient times and modern about whether angels have gender, but how can you tell when there’s a whole crowd of them dancing on the head of a pin?
Please be a little more specific. Do you mean “why do the vast majority of people refer to God as a man and not a woman or man or a man and not a power like karma.”
Because men were the ones telling the stories. Men were the clergy. I liked the theory in the film Dogma, with Alanis Morissette as god. As good as any theory.
That’s a great question. I never really considered why we do that. I think perhaps because many of the ancient societies were patriarchal. Additionally, Jesus was the physical embodiment of God, and he was male, therefore God must be male. That’s my take on it anyway.
Because it is the men that were always perceived as more powerful than women. Also, “god” is perceived to be ruthless sometimes. And we all know a woman is not capable (sarcasm).
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Is God a man or woman or something other?
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My time is not spent on figuring out a gender, because it does not make any difference to me. Yes, because He’s been illustrated as a male for most of my life, I choose to see Him that way. But indeed, there is “something other” to it.
What are YOUR thoughts?
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The first thing that came to mind was a song, “Tradition” from “Fiddler On The Roof”. I have heard that in the Hebrew in the earliest know versions of part of the Book of Genesis, God self-refers with in the plural, “We”, and is spoken of as “They”, indicating to some thinkers that there was, so to speak, a “Mrs. God”, later edited out. It could also be the Imperial We, used by mortal rulers in formal pronouncements. The basic problem in English and other languages is the lack of a non-gender-specific pronoun other than “it”, which generally is used for an inanimate object, a plant, or an animal of unknown gender. That seems disrespectful for a deity. So, we are stuck with either “he” or “she” right from the start, although, those who hold to the doctrine of the Trinity could, I suppose, use “they” to refer to all three. Historically, rulers have (by far) been mostly male, and God being a ruler is just assumed to be so.
I’ve also seen references to debates in ancient times and modern about whether angels have gender, but how can you tell when there’s a whole crowd of them dancing on the head of a pin?
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Because man does most of the talking…
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because “She” is messing with us and some are in for a huge surprise when they die.
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Please be a little more specific. Do you mean “why do the vast majority of people refer to God as a man and not a woman or man or a man and not a power like karma.”
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Because men were the ones telling the stories. Men were the clergy. I liked the theory in the film Dogma, with Alanis Morissette as god. As good as any theory.
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Good question I’ve wondered the same on many occasions
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Because only a man could take 6 days to do a job a woman could get done in 1 :-p
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You win internet comment of the day! 🙂
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Why thank you 🙂
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Always welcome 😉
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That’s a great question. I never really considered why we do that. I think perhaps because many of the ancient societies were patriarchal. Additionally, Jesus was the physical embodiment of God, and he was male, therefore God must be male. That’s my take on it anyway.
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