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Craftsman -> RE: Girls before guys (8/1/2005 10:55:23 PM)
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All you say is quite correct, RiotGirl, however, there is a differing viewpoint ---
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Development of Sex Organs
When we first develop, we have two sets of organs: one that can develop into the female sex organs (Mullerian duct) and one that can develop into the male sex organs (Wolffian ducts). Which sex organs develop depends on the presence of the male hormone testosterone (in humans, the default sex is female):
* If the embryo is a male (XY chromosomes), then testosterone will stimulate the Wolffian duct to develop male sex organs, and the Mullerian duct will degrade.
* If the embryo is female (XX), then no testosterone is made. The Wolffian duct will degrade, and the Mullerian duct will develop into female sex organs. The female clitoris is the remnants of the Wolffian duct.
* If the embryo is a male (XY), but there is a defect such that no testosterone is made, then the Wolffian duct will degrade, and the Mullerian duct will develop into non-functional female sex organs.
Sex-organ development is determined by the third month of development.
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Please note the first paragraph, where-in it is stated that the default sex in humans is phenotypically female, and the reiteration of this statement under the third bullet.
Evolution is basically mirrored in the development of the individual. We look a lot like multi-celled unspecialized life forms, then 'evolve' into something resembling a fish, then a reptile, then finally we begin to show signs of becoming human. We even lose our gills and our tails in the process, which I think seriously limits our enjoyment of our environments, but that is the subject of a different topic, and I will not explore that at this time in this post.
Now, a logical person could conclude that, in order to become male, the fetus must undergo an additional transformation, or, as some have stated it, an evolution beyond the default development.
This leads to the very reasonable conclusion that, if the male evolves through one more stage of development, he is of course more evolved than the woman. Hence, it is right and proper for women to be submissive and subordinate to men. And so it has properly been throughout most of human history.
<putting on flame-proof interior-environment-controlled suit>
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