Reply #59: Heh. What?

[sofa king]

Okay, I don't care if you were replying to someone else, I'll respond to that.

I think religion is a natural consequence of a basic conflict between our biological mission to survive and reproduce, and our wonderful predictive abilities, which tell us that we're going to fail in at least one of those two things, no matter what.

As for religion, well, each one serves itself first, and builds a shell of conservatism around itself to protect that line of profit. I think so many religions hate women because women have a sort of immortality that men do not have--it is they who reproduce, while men just deliver a payload.

I think religions' preoccupation with reproduction--whether for or against it--has everything to do with asserting their imaginary power over the very real power of childbearing.

Childbearing, and the personal decision whether or not to do it, is a tangible power that women have that we should be venerating. Unfortunately it conflicts with religion's need to get rich, tell people what to do, and hold a wrathful magical sky pixie just out of reach.

Who would put up with that bullshit if they figure out that there are three and a half billion goddesses walking the earth right now?