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>The argument is over the question: “should men and women be allowed to share equivalent roles in society, if they desire?” I think that question is settled, m
by havblue 4y ago
>The argument is over the question: “should men and women be allowed to share equivalent roles in society, if they desire?”
I think that question is settled, more or less. People usually aren't debating whether a certain person occupying a certain role should be permitted or not.
The real question that seems to be asked now is more along the lines of: "is the fact that we don't pursue certain roles in society equally a sign of our own inherent wickedness?"
- nuancebydefault 4y agoIt doesn't need to be wickedness. It's group thinking. In general, people want to belong to a group or groups. Then it is easy to fall into the trap of us-vs-them thinking. Also animals show this behavior. Also, people want to find meaning, and they use their pattern matching instincts to accomplish that. This explains why people tend to see meaning in for example pictures captured by giant telescopes, or shooting stars for that matter. It's the reason why they built it in the first place. Right, wrong, ought, shall,... all invented by people. The universe only has 'is' and 'was', no 'ought'.