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ArishMell · 70-79, M
No-one can "know" irrespective of belief; but the logical lack of any sex, hence "It", seems rather too brusque and impersonal, even insulting.
God's "gender" and character were set by the leaders of a tribal society coalescing into a distinct, deeply patriarchal culture a few thousand years ago.
They must have adapted older beliefs and invented new ones in the process, to create their own faith as that culture's foundation; but evidently shrank from thinking a deity can be female or neuter.
God's "gender" and character were set by the leaders of a tribal society coalescing into a distinct, deeply patriarchal culture a few thousand years ago.
They must have adapted older beliefs and invented new ones in the process, to create their own faith as that culture's foundation; but evidently shrank from thinking a deity can be female or neuter.
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