[quote=Arraya][quote=Russell]We should all be hunter gatherers. This seems much more manageable from a family unit point of view. We are almost there and it is working wonders for family harmony and individual fulfilment factors.[/quote]
We’re all still hard-wired that way, tribal (3 million years genetic memory verse 8 thousand in civilization). Actually, it was probably civilization that caused patriarchal dominate societies and the suppression of women. Once we left the tribe women became much more dependent on man. If a man left a women in a tribe she still had somewhat equal access to resources(depending on circumstances). Men did not nearly have as much leverage over her.
Before modern organized religion we did worship the mother goddess.
Now after 10 thousand years the tides are turning.[/quote]
It speaks to some of what you’re saying above and offers a counterpoint to some of the established myths, especially relating to patriarchal versus matriarchal societies. Its somewhat New Age, but it doesn’t skew the message.