What's that old saying? If men had the babies, abortion would be a sacrament.

@RichCC I agree with that too.

So, if I conclude that god cannot be a man, and you conclude it cannot be a woman; where's that leave us.

@JimG atheists )

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@JimG why would a god have a gender or a sex?Asking for a friend

@btroje since there is no such thing as a god, a god could purportedly be a potato and it still wouldn't exist. only i'd be sad because i do like my home-made fries (as well as my home-made home fries and my patatas bravas.) so i am glad potatoes exist. i am also glad gods don't, regardless of what gender they'd be if they did.

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@btroje The major monotheistic religions all refer to god with male pronouns. Personally, though I don't believe it does

@JimG actually, in reform judaism, that is not necessarily so. the prayer books i have seen now no longer do refer to god as a male. even when they did, god was always seen as genderless but capable of encompassing both. this is one of the reasons jews are not supposed to portray god visually (in a statue, or a painting, for example). i think the male pronoun is used for convenience, and yes, patriarchal habit, but it doesn't reflect the view of the jewish god as all male. the shekinah, the sabbath bride, an aspect of god, is definitely female.

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@genessa that is interesting. It would seem more sensible, considering Judaism doesn't portray god as being his own son. ?

@JimG lol have you ever heard steve goodman sing "i am my own grandpa"?

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@genessa I saw the version from 'The Stoopids' and another one on YouTube. I don't remember who did it though.

If Carlin thought the same, I may be on firmer ground than I thought.

I am so glad we have video to remember how cool he was.

@Redheadedgammy This is pure gold.