Reply To: Is there any correlation between Atheism and gender?

[Mike Long]

I fully agree, Becky. Men and women are treated differently. Aggressive women are “bitches”, but aggressive men are “powerful” and “determined”.

The human race is missing out on a lot of talent – and talent we sorely lack and we desperately need – like talent for promoting social cohesion and talent for speaking truth directly without giving offence.

Men and women, in my opinion, DO have cognitive differences. Girls who want Erector Sets should be given a full measure of encouragement. However, at the same time, we should recognize that more men will want to be engineers.

In contrast, politics should be the domain of women. I won’t be happy until the percentage of women politicians surpasses the percentage of male engineers.

In terms of atheism, perhaps men are more likely to view the world purely as physical interactions whereas women might be more likely to find a place for normal human uncertainty – things like love and god.