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Aah ... but was it not Eve that tempted Adam with the forbidden fruit?
Yes those ancient men always blamed the women as the villain and temptress.
You still see this today with Muslims. Muslim women are expected to cover up in the presence of adult males outside of immediate family. I never understood why those women allow themselves to be oppressed due to their men's inability to control themselves.
Yes those ancient men always blamed the women as the villain and temptress.
You still see this today with Muslims. Muslim women are expected to cover up in the presence of adult males outside of immediate family. I never understood why those women allow themselves to be oppressed due to their men's inability to control themselves.
In some Muslim countries and not throughout time. Take a look at pictures of women of the 60s and 70s in Egypt, Afghanistan and Lebanon and there us little difference in attire from European women of the same time. Look at photos of Western women in some of the decades of the last century or so and they are much more covered up. It is fundamentalism not Islam to blame I would think.
To correct your first sentence you should have said ancient men and many modern men. Don't let us off the hook so esdily.
I've shared this video a few times(I'm really into this right now). I think this neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky has some really interesting things to say.
Thanks for sharing. There was one part that I that made me uneasy and I could feel numerous negative emotions from it. But reality (and science) is tough to swallow sometimes so I have to accept that.
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Originally Posted by Matthew 4:4
Any thoughts about James 1:14-15 that each person is drawn out by his or her own desires ( root of evil if desiring bad ) .
Kind of like temptation is an enticing bait to do wrong and be caught up in doing wrong.
Actions preceded by thoughts. Wrong thoughts producing wrong actions. Satan is an example of that.
Interesting, but I'd rather listen to the brightest minds of today than look for verses in scripture.
In some Muslim countries and not throughout time. Take a look at pictures of women of the 60s and 70s in Egypt, Afghanistan and Lebanon and there us little difference in attire from European women of the same time. Look at photos of Western women in some of the decades of the last century or so and they are much more covered up. It is fundamentalism not Islam to blame I would think.
I think it's the religion and what is written in the Quran with respect to women covering up. Islamic law (Sharia) requires women to cover themselves.
To correct your first sentence you should have said ancient men and many modern men. Don't let us off the hook so esdily.
Well he was talking about Eve from the biblical days which is why I mentioned those ancient men. Trust me I'm aware that there are men today who behave the exact same way.
Well he was talking about Eve from the biblical days which is why I mentioned those ancient men. Trust me I'm aware that there are men today who behave the exact same way.
But so do some Christian sects like the Hutterite. Never saw a Hutterite woman or girl without her hair covered and in a long dress. Mennonites also dress somewhat conservatively. I assume that is from the Bible.
It is a story.
But, from the story I get they were both weak and duped. Eve could have said no and Adam could have said no.
This was the birth of 'b-l-a-m-e'.
I don't think we can make that assumption. People do what they think is right not realizing that they are the perpetrators of harmful acts. Take for example my mom shunning me. In her world, she is trying to save my life. In my world, she is the one who is wasting her life.
That would be the point of my using "willful." Evil cannot be done inadvertently, or obliviously or unintentionally. We may judge the outcomes as evil, but if there is no intent to do evil, it is NOT evil.
That is so sad. Just added her to my prayer list for that wall to come down. Peace
Don't worry, according to Buddhism, she and her God will find enlightenment eventually. What a comforting belief.
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I think this neuroendocrinologist Robert Sapolsky has some really interesting things to say.
Peace
