If there are still any misconceptions about my motives, let me start by saying that my intentions towards pursuing such a line of thought are purely altruistic, and of course, like any any blogger, out of a need to increase my blog's view count.
First of all, almost every religion's big or primary god is male. Of course, homo-sapiens males have been dominant over their female counterparts in all activities, outside of their homes that is. Barring those religions that existed in the BC era, like Hinduism and those in ancient Greece and Egypt, not many religions have featured female goddesses. Even in these ancient religions, the Goddesses always played second fiddle to their male counterparts. Take Hera, wife/sister of Zeus (See? Now you know how we multiplied from just Adam and Eve), or Parvathi, wife of Shiva. Both powerful goddesses in their own right, but never 'better' than their husbands.
So, having established that we are a biased, bigoted species who have never given full credit to their uh, if I may, 'weaker' sex, lets move on to the fantasy world, which I shall henceforth refer to as "Miss World". In Miss World, the God is a she, and so is the Devil. Of course, this world also has its own share of non-conformists and heretics (hereticas, if I may). There are no god-men, only god-women. And there is Goddess, Allah (apparently, the word has no gender. look here) and more primary female goddesses. And there is the antithesis, the Deviless, Seitana (for lack of a better word) and other evil counterparts in other religions. Now, in the case of male power figures, we know what constitutes good and evil. The Satan makes a broth out of you in the deep depths of hell, while God lets you walk free in the mist covered, floating ocean of clouds called Heaven. Of course, the details of dress-code (or lack of it there-of) in both post-worlds is always blurry. Now, whenever you are in a position to do either good or evil, and the gains of doing one doesn't fully outweigh the other, the good angel (yeah, the winged one) whispers the good stuff in your one ear, while the Devil whispers evil stuff in your other ear (at least, that is what the cartoons have taught me). Flash forward to "Miss World", where all She represents all that is good, and the other She represents all that is wrong; now, you have a sexy angel holding on to your one ear, while an equally sexy devil holds on to your other ear. Now, according to most religions in our world, sex and alluring beauty are considered a Sin or Haram. Lets transpose those beliefs to "Miss World". In such a situation, the good Angel will have to convince the guy to do good without using her enticing looks or her seductive body - that will be a breach of contract with her Goddess/Allah/Alpha-female-dominant-god. On the other hand, the Devilla/Deviless will have a free hand in using her body/looks to her advantage. Then, naturally, every guy (except for the gay ones) on Miss World will turn evil, and all females on Miss World will have to deal with perverted, dirty-minded males. Now, that brings us to an interesting juncture! Is it possible that the concept of sex as a taboo amounting to, in some cases, sin, was formulated by a bunch of conspiring Male-supramacists in the ancient past to convince us that woman-gods are no good? When you consider that someone like me, who is no Socrates, can come up with a straight-forward (if slightly twisted) theory like this, imagine what a bunch of brilliant conniving men could have come up with in a pretty prehistoric era.
Very easy. Imagine this scenario:
Wise Man: Hear thee, young lad. We shall, henceforth, only abide by His Holiness, the God.
Country bloke: Oh Wise One, is that not a blasphemous thought? What if I am cursed by Her Holiness, the Goddess?
Wise Man: Oh you lost soul, you know not that Her Holiness, the High Priestess is conspiring with all women-folk to starve you of scrump (archaic for sex). You shall forever remain celibate unless we riot. And riot, we shall!
Country bloke to another bloke: Me-thinks there is much truth is the Wise Man's words. Lets riot! Burn Her Palace to the ground! Make the women-folk our slaves!!
Ok, I admit that was inspired from Shakespear's Julius Caesar (a horrible rendition at that). But the argument would sway any of our uneducated pre-Christ forefathers. (see the bias again, fore'fathers'). So, now we know why we have Gods and Satans and Forefathers and Patriarchs. Its because sex, or the threat of their not getting it, is a pretty strong driver in the men's psyche.
And tathastu!
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