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I just now saw your response. Naturally I'm not saying women are empty-headed, I'm saying that (and surely you aren't going to argue about this) men have historically considered women to be less logical, less intellectual, and less intelligent. They WERE, however, considered more sensitive, more spiritual, more intuitive... and if you'll look around you in church, they make up the bulk of the congregation. These two things are not unrelated to one another.

As for the special and intrinsic human dignity enshrined in the soul and endowed by The Creator, you're right, we aren't going to come to an agreement because I don't see any evidence of the dignity, the soul, or the creator. In fact, one of the reasons we never get anywhere is we can't even find a starting point to agree upon.

because I don't see any evidence of the dignity, the soul, or the creator.

Then you consider yourself what? A mere animal? A complex machine?

It is true we find no starting point because I believe that sort of reductionism has led to the things I abhore; abortion/infanticide, euthanisia, cloning, ESCR, fertility clinics, etc.

I have no argument against the notion that women are more emotional, and viewed by men as having less intellect. You have a point in that I have heard that in Italy the majority of people left who go to church are women. I was only giving an example that there have been plenty of men that one can point to for piety.