I always say that Feminism is male chauvinism in drag, because it values everything traditionally masculine over everything traditionally feminine. It denigrates and despises the work done by women before quite recently, and ignores the reason why women even have the ability to be independent today, namely the small, concealable revolver. Despite this backwards reasoning the very things you cite at the beginning demonstrate that until recently, women were valued MORE than men; men have died in vast numbers on behalf of women. The bragging rights and seemingly elevated position in society is a reward for those who survive. While 80% of the women who ever lived had progeny, only 40% of the men did. This is not fair, and not equal. Yet it's the way it should be; it's the way it MUST be if civilization is to survive. Feminism and equal rights have done tremendous damage to women and their relative importance in society. Hence, it's really male chauvinism in disguise.
Bob SiskJanuary 20, 2015
1+1=2 is also a good description of civil marriage (1+1) versus temple sealing (2). At death the plus sign is taken away. One and one become separated integers, whereas two remains as a 'joined' integer. So what? Well ...
Now consider blessings: children, for example. They become an exponential increase to each side. Let's assume each couple has four children. (1+1) raised to the 4th power is 16. But when death takes away the plus sign it also removes the value of the exponent. The children, not being sealed to the parents, now become '1' integers unto themselves. Even if they were somehow able to join to one or the other parent, one to any power is still just one. There can be no increase [D&C 132:17 (15-18)].
Naturally, 2 to the 4th power is 16 as well. But the sealing of the parents also seals the children to them. Thus, their increase (16) remains after death. But that's not all. Their ability to increase continues for eternity (D&C 132:19-21).
Bob Sisk
Chandler, Arizona
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Renaissance NerdJanuary 20, 2015
I always say that Feminism is male chauvinism in drag, because it values everything traditionally masculine over everything traditionally feminine. It denigrates and despises the work done by women before quite recently, and ignores the reason why women even have the ability to be independent today, namely the small, concealable revolver. Despite this backwards reasoning the very things you cite at the beginning demonstrate that until recently, women were valued MORE than men; men have died in vast numbers on behalf of women. The bragging rights and seemingly elevated position in society is a reward for those who survive. While 80% of the women who ever lived had progeny, only 40% of the men did. This is not fair, and not equal. Yet it's the way it should be; it's the way it MUST be if civilization is to survive. Feminism and equal rights have done tremendous damage to women and their relative importance in society. Hence, it's really male chauvinism in disguise.
Bob SiskJanuary 20, 2015
1+1=2 is also a good description of civil marriage (1+1) versus temple sealing (2). At death the plus sign is taken away. One and one become separated integers, whereas two remains as a 'joined' integer. So what? Well ... Now consider blessings: children, for example. They become an exponential increase to each side. Let's assume each couple has four children. (1+1) raised to the 4th power is 16. But when death takes away the plus sign it also removes the value of the exponent. The children, not being sealed to the parents, now become '1' integers unto themselves. Even if they were somehow able to join to one or the other parent, one to any power is still just one. There can be no increase [D&C 132:17 (15-18)]. Naturally, 2 to the 4th power is 16 as well. But the sealing of the parents also seals the children to them. Thus, their increase (16) remains after death. But that's not all. Their ability to increase continues for eternity (D&C 132:19-21). Bob Sisk Chandler, Arizona
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