Women should be more submissive to men intellectually than they currently are, on average, as men seem to make better decision makers. Why? Because men can be ruthless, aggressive and competitive much more frequently than women, traits which are required for making great decisions in the world. This largely has to do with biological makeup (testosterone). — Agustino
I think you're wrong:Sometimes the questions one asks are more revealing than the answers one gets, and in this case, what is revealed is a man that is worried he might be a bit of a fish.. — unenlightened
So, you bemoan the decay of the west. Ok – I bemoan the decay of the world, because we do not understand how civilization got here. Where do you think civilization comes from? How did it get its start? Think back – way back – in the cave – or even before the cave – what happened? Or, maybe I should first ask – what is civilization? Civilization is a social contract. People band together for mutual benefit – right? So, what is the first “banding” together for mutual benefit? It is a mother and a child. A mother and child is the first social contract and the foundation of all civilization. What holds a mother and child together – love. A mother loves her child because she loves herself. A mother loves herself because she learned love from her mother. A very practical dynamic – that - sets in motion a force - which humans use to propel themselves through life’s journey. What is the basis of civilization – it is the love bond between a mother and child. Love is a kind of contract between two beings. I call mother/child love the first human contract. It is an agreement to protect, nurture, cherish and persist. This contract is what gives civilization its start. More importantly – it is what holds civilization together – today and on into the future.
Want to save the world – honor and cherish women – now. It is not a guarantee – but it is a good start. You want a better world – support your local love machine – mother and child. — Thinker
That noise is what came to mind when I read your quoted text. On the other hand, given what I've read from you before, it is no surprise. — T Clark
Political correctness is a real disease isn't it? What I said is true, it's backed up by scientific evidence with regards to the biology behind it. In addition, if you look historically, you'll see that most important decision makers (leaders, whether in the military, in politics, or even in religion) - have been men. That is across different societies, different ages, different cultures and different geographical locations.
So why does that upset you? Women aren't as effective leaders. So what? Who says they should be to begin with? It's like asking the kidney to do the job of the heart, it's stupid. Maybe there are rare cases when the kidney does the job of the heart (for example Joan D'Arc, or Cleopatra) but those are just exceptions, not the general tendency.
Really people have grown so stupid. What's up with this political correctness? :s Why is it considered an insult that women are on the whole less capable leaders than men? That's like considering it an insult that men aren't capable of giving birth. It's absolutely ridiculous. Each and everyone has their own role and purpose in society. — Agustino
Now they have the education and opportunity. Are they as successful as men in terms of leadership capability? No. On average they'll probably never be as successful as men in terms of leadership, because again, they are just programmed differently biologically. Women don't want to dominate, to engage in conflict, etc. Why not? Because they have lower testosterone levels. Such desires are necessary for effective leadership, maybe less so in some areas of the world today, but fundamentally they are. Only 4.2% of Fortune 500 companies have a woman CEO. Really there's no competition, here, most women simply do not have the biological drive to compete with men in terms of leadership. They excel in other attributes - peace, compassion, emotional resilience etc. being some of them.You seem to go from "most of history's leaders were men" to "men are more effective leaders". That doesn't follow. Unless there's an implicit premise that most of history's leaders were men because men are more effective leaders – but then that is highly contestable, given that for much of history women were denied the same education and opportunity as men. — Michael
I said on average. There can be exceptions. So yes, if I see that historically men are more effective leaders than women, generally speaking, I will conclude that they are better suited to be leaders, in the absence of any other evidence.You seem to go from "most of history's leaders were men" to "men are more effective leaders" — Michael
Now they have the education and opportunity. Are they as successful as men in terms of leadership capability? — Agustino
Donald Trump has been quite effective, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.You're writing this in a world where Donald Trump is president. — Terrapin Station
Whether they believe it or not, that's their problem. Many people are, quite frankly, very stupid.I doubt many people believe that holding a leadership position denotes effectiveness, competence, etc. — Terrapin Station
Donald Trump has been quite effective, — Agustino
Watch the video I linked. I haven't linked that video for no reason.Effective with regard to what? What has he done so far? — Terrapin Station
You haven't watched the whole video. Watch it. It's not about his IQ, it's about his effectiveness, all around, not only in the White House.What in the world would some nonsensical guess about IQ have to do with anything? — Terrapin Station
I think you're wrong: — Agustino
And what makes you think the author of this poll wanted to be dominant in the first place? :sIf one is looking for submissive people to dominate, one is not dominant but submissive to others, and wanting their submissiveness to make one dominant. — unenlightened
Dominance, and insecurity are two different things. Someone could be insecure and yet dominant. Dominance has to do with outward appearance, whereas insecurity has to do with inward feeling.Trump is a serial groper because he is not dominant, and has to keep convincing himself that he can dominate women, and boasting about it in 'the locker room' - a sure sign of insecurity. — unenlightened
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