PhDP Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 Why do you think women are more likely to believe in life after death, in religion, in astrology, et cetera...
Mokele Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 Why guess? I'm sure someone has studied this statisticly; the trick is just to find the study. I'll ask my GF (she's a theology major). Mokele
Phi for All Posted May 30, 2005 Posted May 30, 2005 Why do you think women are more likely to believe in life after death, in religion, in astrology, et cetera...Personally, I think women in general have a more strategic, long-range focus when it comes to most things. Men, as hunters, were looking for the animal that made the tracks they were currently stalking. Theirs is a much more tactical focus. Their early role as gatherers equipped women to look at everything all at once and see how it relates to their lives. Gatherers have to find not only ripe berries, but also firewood, medicinal plants, tool stones, keep an eye on the kids, ad infinitum.This may naturally lead them to think more about future needs, leading also to things spiritual. Indeed, women played a much bigger part in early religious leadership than they do now.
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