Why are less women atheist than men?
This is not simply from personal observation but from statistical studies that women are far less likely than men to be atheist. I wonder why this is and wanted some of your opinions??
I don't mean to jump into some stereotypical conclusions so I wanted to see what others thought. One thought that jumped to mind is maybe one factor may be the fact that women are more emotional creatures and use more of the emotional centers of their brain than men? And we know one powerful component of religion is not due to rational factors but to emotional factors..
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i'm a girl and i tell you that you don't need statistics
to notice this fact ;)
i think there is always a reason that deal with social issues
when talking about differencies between men and women.
i don't know if it's a matter of brain areas, but is a fact that
girls, since their childhood, are educated to obey without thinking,
and not to care about meaningful issues:
they must leave them to men,
who will be "the brain" within the couple, and just think about becoming
good housewives.
i think this is the main reason for women usually are not
interested in thinking over philosophical
issues and so on: they are simply not encouraged to do it.
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