Assuming the posibility for artificial insemination 2000 years ago was not on the table?
2006-11-22 10:31:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And if YOUR 15 year old came home pregant, what would that do to your belief in virgin birth?
2006-11-22 10:32:20 · update #1
With God being the 'babydaddy,' um, no...
But it's rationally possible to get bodily fluids where they need to be to be pregnant without intercourse taking place. Why someone would make that happen is beyond me though.
2006-11-22 10:37:07 · answer #1 · answered by Snark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My best friend was technically a virgin... according to the medical field. She still had her, ahem, cherry when she was getting ready to give birth to her 1st child. There was only a pinhole (so the doctor said) that allowed the semen thru. Though she wasn't a virgin, obviously... the doctor who was helping her deliver the boy, he made a joke about her being a virgin.
Even back then, how they determined a woman was a virgin was on their wedding night, they laid out a WHITE blanket (which was rare, needless to say... so highly valued)... after the wedding night was over, a Priest would go in to see if there was blood on the sheet. If there was, the woman was no longer considered a virgin. Way too many people take the whole "virgin birth" thing a bit too seriously without any real knowledge of the culture that Mary came from and how they determined these things. As you pointed out, they did not have the medical knowledge we have today and certainly would not truly understand what "Virginity" was really about without the blood on the sheet test.
2006-11-22 11:35:30 · answer #2 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er.
The idea is not to believe in it as a fact, but to understand it as an allegorical reference to the special (and divinely-approved or -inspired) life of someone.
Virgin births occur in LOTS of mythologies, from Aztec to Zoroastrian. It's not unique to Christianity.
In all cases, it is understood to be a way of saying "this person is special, set apart, destined for great things".
You know how pretty much everyone in America recognizes "Stepford Wife" without explaining what it means, we understand it as shorthand for mindlessly subservient, artificial, etc.?
Same thing with "virgin birth" in the ancient world.
It's not supposed to be taken literally.
2006-11-22 10:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-04 06:33:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a symbol of Mary's purity, and nothing had ever been that pure before. You think it's a crazy concept today, back then the idea that Mary achieved Virgin conception was not believed at all. Pregnancy was an automatic symbol of sexual impurity. No one accepted Mary as being a virgin when she was pregnant, she had to go through a lot to have Jesus. But that's why God chose her, because he knew she was strong enough to take the challenge. And sooner or later, the truth would reveal itself, through Jesus.
2006-11-22 10:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by CheezyYumYums 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its rationality would depend on the premises. If one of the premises is "God exists and can cause a virgin birth" then it is rational to believe a virgin birth is possible. If the premises are that such a god does not exist, such a belief is not warranted.
2006-11-22 10:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's about as believable as the universe created in six days or a boat big enough to hold two of every animal on earth, elephants and all.
2006-11-22 10:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by slippie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't any less rational than a Lil Piggy asking question.
2006-11-22 10:34:21 · answer #8 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
depends on how you define virgin. if you're talkign about sexual intercourse, the answer is no. however, if you're talking about the presence of a hymen, then yes, it is perfectly possible to get pregnant without breaking it, as i had one weirdo explain to me when i was 14. he even drew me a picture. it was his way to try to convince me that i could let him rape me and not get caught.
2006-11-22 10:37:20 · answer #9 · answered by gwenwifar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rational - no, but God says he will confound the wise with the foolish things of the world.
Blessed Be
2006-11-22 10:34:27 · answer #10 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋