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11. Men And Women

Question 1: Do men think differently than women?

Question 2: Is either sex's thinking superior?

Question 3: Why do the sexes think differently?

..........(Answers)..........

Question 1: Yes.

Question 2: No! No! No! They are BOTH NECESSARY, but the sexes go about their necessary business in different ways!

Question 3: See below.

The Homo Sapiens mind (THSM) is primarily concerned with the survival of the species as a Group and gives different directives for each sex. THSM's directions to a male to survive are not primarily to him as an individual but as a group because only one male is needed for a group, (and then only intermittently). When a male perceives a THSM threatening message he translates that primarily into a threat to his GROUP. He correctly protects his sub-group: his family(or if not married he substitutes some other group, i.e., his gang, the Marines, etc.) If he perceives a threat it generates an immediate emotional response and then he begins to logically evaluate the response because he must make logical choices for his group.

A male is primarily forced by THSM to think logically. He must analyze to determine, for the group, the severity of the threat, allocate resources, see who can survive (determine if he himself can be sacrificed), etc. His perceived life threat, received with emotional content, is translated almost immediately by his logical ability because that ability (once the mating/bonding is done) is his primary survival mechanism for the group. If he continually thinks only logically, day in and day out, then he negates all the emotional joy of living and frightens women (and me) with his 'cold, non- caring attitude'.

THSM's directions to a female to survive are quite different, are directed to her individually and are intensely personal. And that's because she IS the group. She literally carries the seeds for the group's survival. Ergo, when a woman perceives a THSM threatening message she translates that correctly into a threat to LIFE. And she, as an individual female, IS Life.

If a female perceives a threat as immediate it generates an immediate emotional response then logical responses just like a male. But since it is much more important that she personally survive, rather than the male, the strong, immediate, emotional, prodding is absolutely correct. It doesn't take much logical analysis to nurture; it takes continual, warm emotional responses. She doesn't have to analyze what she is doing, only how she is doing it. If she continues to respond only emotionally, day in and day out to activities not connected to Life, then she tends to crowd out her logical ability and the intellectual joy that goes with it (and mystify the hell out of men!).

Remember that logic is logic no matter who uses it and is more or less necessary here on Earth to solve our earthly problems. So, love and kisses all around. Both men and women are doing the correct thing and we are doing it simultaneously. It helps, huge understatement, to realize that we are merely doing things differently. Both sexes should cut each other more slack, remember that we are all part of TSB, and get on to the business of happily experiencing our lives.

Parenthetically, as our horses get older I notice some not so subtle shadings in gender orientation. Men become a bit more interested in Life (grandchildren, pets, gardening, cooking, etc.) and less in Logic and women become more interested in Logic (politics, fund-raising, careers, other life styles, etc.) and less in Life.

I think feminists of the ultra variety are actually correct but their timing is way off. There's too much stress and strain connected to the simultaneous pursuit of nurturing and a career. If career came first for male then nurturing and vice-versa for a female, living would be much easier.

I got some experience here guys and gals and that's the way it appears to me.

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