RE: A interesting question
June 22, 2017 at 11:05 am
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2017 at 11:10 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I think it's kindof cool how much time has been spent, by our species collectively, either portioning up or pulling together the universe and then trying to determine, on that basis, the gender of a normative god.
There have been countless little g gods of rivers. Where the river is turbulent and lethal, we may ascribe a masculine deity..where the water is calm and life nourishing..we often imagine a more feminine aspect (some cultures go the other way with it, based cheifly on their ideas of gender norms). We're trying to figure out the nature of the river, in either case..and not for no reason. If we can understand the nature of the river we might be able to predict it. Under all of that, though, we're supplying much more informative thoughts on the nature of ourselves than any river, or any river god.,...or any god of all the rivers..or of all things.
To me, that's the big takeaway from religion. All the nasty shit that we might find in any given god, and all the good shit...ultimately it's a reflection or projection of ourselves..and we're obviously as complicated and contradictory as the god concept itself. I'm a stone cold killer that likes rom coms and glitter and smokin the peace pipe....does that make me male or female?
There have been countless little g gods of rivers. Where the river is turbulent and lethal, we may ascribe a masculine deity..where the water is calm and life nourishing..we often imagine a more feminine aspect (some cultures go the other way with it, based cheifly on their ideas of gender norms). We're trying to figure out the nature of the river, in either case..and not for no reason. If we can understand the nature of the river we might be able to predict it. Under all of that, though, we're supplying much more informative thoughts on the nature of ourselves than any river, or any river god.,...or any god of all the rivers..or of all things.
To me, that's the big takeaway from religion. All the nasty shit that we might find in any given god, and all the good shit...ultimately it's a reflection or projection of ourselves..and we're obviously as complicated and contradictory as the god concept itself. I'm a stone cold killer that likes rom coms and glitter and smokin the peace pipe....does that make me male or female?
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