If God were to redecide and convert mankind into unisexed species?

Question

What would be your reaction and what would you say to GOD asking him to hgo ahead or stop such conversion.?Totally hypothetical but food for thought!

Answer 1

Actually, this is a good question. Whether by unisex you mean asexual (no sex) or ambisexual (either or both sexes), the question leads one to speculate on those aspects of our nature and our culture that are derived from our gender or sexual identities.

What an interesting premise for a science fiction novel that would make. Maybe a whole series.

Let’s be honest from the beginning. Those of us who have had and/or are now involved in a happy sexual liaison (say, “a marriage of true minds”) are likely to object immediately: Forgeddabout it! We simply cannot imagine a happy life under any other sexual circumstances.

Which means, of course, that we cannot imagine what life would be like as a single adult, a widowed or divorced adult, an impotent man, a bisexual or homosexual person, much less an hermaphroditic or androgynous person (all of which exist in our species). Hence, our imaginations are limited and we cannot begin to understand the need for different kinds of laws and morals for people of different orientations.

So science fiction might, in fact, help us develop greater sensitivity and sensibility.

But, in fact, there is such a science fiction novel. I read it years ago. I wish I could remember it better. Maybe it’s time for me to read it again. It’s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin.

Without giving away the story, here’s the way wikipedia describes the underlying premise of the book.

"The inhabitants of Gethen are androgynes, biologically hermaphroditic humans; for twenty four days of each twenty-six day lunar cycle they are biologically neuter, and for the remaining two days (kemmer) are male or female, as determined by pheromonal negotiation with an interested sex partner. Thus each individual can both sire and bear children, . . . possibly to maximize reproductive success on the harsh glaciated world of Gethen. . . .

"Le Guin developed this idea out of a desire to explore what remained basic to human nature when biological gender was no longer a factor."

The writer of the wikipedia article goes on to analyze the effect such ambisexuality has on the Gethenian culture. Here’s just the way the explanation begins:

"A large part of the novel is an exploration of a neuter society — a society in which sexual difference plays no role, although love and jealousy remain. Le Guin's most challenging assertion is that such a world would have no history of war: lacking a deep sense of duality implied by strong gender divisions, Gethenians lack a necessary component of nationalism. Their sense of us vs. them is strongly mitigated by their intuitive grasp that there is no real difference, that any distinction is at least somewhat arbitrary. However, they retain the capacity for personal aggression."

You might want to read the article—or better yet the whole of Le Guin’s book—to decide how you would answer your own question.

I too, like Shakespeare, would not like to “admit impediments to the marriage of true minds.” But I’m also fairly certain that, after all these centuries, we should have learned better how to incorporate the natural virtues of both genders in our social and culture milieu. No war? A sense of us vs. them mitigated? It’s worth some thought.

And that’s what makes your question worth a lot more attention than most of us have been willing to give it.

Answer 2

Yes... ample food for thought... thanks for the great imaginative question.

On first thought, I think half (or more than half?) of our problems would disappear.... I should then request God to do it immediately as my sex life gets over.

On second thought, I worry that I would need to take care of the offspring all alone.... not quite a pleasant proposition.... I would request God not to do it before my children are grown up.

Then the final thought..... why not ask God to retain all sex features as they are today and change just the fair sex mentality towards the opposite sex..... less forbearing, less possessive, more flexible etc. etc.

Thanks again for an interesting question.

Answer 3

The porn industry would suffer greatly. Not to mention how boring life would be. Think about it. From the time that you are in your early teens you chase after members of the opposite sex. Then after a while most of us get married and you spend years trying to please your mate. Our whole way of life would have to change based on the fact that we would all have to find a new direction in our lives. Who knows, we might have to use the Internet for something other than surfing for porn. Be it my opinion, but in this situation we would have to consider God a terrorist.

Answer 4

Was not man created in God's image? What would he say to himself? There's YOU some food for thought.

Answer 5

Your question makes no sense. Do you mean asexual?

Answer 6

I say O.K. or not it doesn't matter cuase your god.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

under Christ there is no gender

Answer 9

How boring would that be?