Theology III

[Lief Erikson]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

Lief - the guy was definitely going for my son, and my husband (all 6'2" of him, and very strong and savvy) wasn't there.

Fine, if I was you rather than me, I'd intervene too. You have Christ on your team, and that makes a huge difference.

I hate that scenario, though.


But I would not say that a woman should feel ethically compelled to attack in a situation like that. Women aren't built to be able to handle physical combat in the way men are, mentally or physically. I'd rather lose one family member than two, and I wouldn't want my wife or children throwing away their lives needlessly.

Would any of you say that if a burglar entered the house and started attacking you, you'd want your children to intervene? Absolutely not (assuming they aren't yet teenagers). They're not physically fit for the fight. You'd rather they ran and hid. I definitely would, and I'd consider it to be immoral and selfish of any of you if you said that they should all pile into the conflict if someone is attacking you.

Neither are women often fit for combat, physically. Or mentally either, often, as I demonstrated with evidence in the Gender Issues Thread. Sometimes women are able to fight very well- there are certainly exceptions. I know one young lady who is a black belt in karate, and she could easily flatten me if she wanted. She'd pretty much certainly succeed if she fought me, but she's the only one I know who would have any chance. I know many other women and could physically overpower any of them.

I'd feel a lot happier if woman scampered, in most dangerous situations. If I was under attack, for example, especially if I was being attacked by superior numbers and the odds were strongly against my success, I'd far rather my wife escaped than stayed and tried to fight alongside me. If anyone would want their wife to stay and fight it out alongside him, I'd consider that to be unmanly.