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Friday, September 01, 2006

Men and Marriage by George Gilder

I've been thinking a lot about something the always-controversial George Gilder said about men and marriage. I think he's right. He basically said that men are born wild (as Eldredge points out: Adam was formed outside the Garden, while Eve was formed in it) and only the love of women can civilize them. There's much more to it--but it's very interesting. It's not to say men are not equally valuable, but that men are filled with impulses that may or may not contribute to society and the home. But women always grow up to be homemakers. A woman without a man can still raise the children. For a single father, it's harder somehow.

I've tried to paste some of Gilder's text here, but can't grab it from Amazon. Check out the book, and read a few pages--beginning at page five. Let me know what you think.

5 Comments:

  • you can read my comments on my blog: http://www.denniswales.com/wordpress/?p=163

    By Blogger The Doctor, at 11:15 AM, September 02, 2006  

  • Yep. George Gilder rocks. I actually still have Arrowood's copy of the book when I borrowed from him.

    "The overall sexual behavior of women in the modern world differs relatively little from the sexual life of women in primitive societies. It is male behavior that must be changed to create a civilized order." Good stuff.

    According to wilkpedia, Gilder has become an Intelligent Design supporter:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gilder#Intelligent_design

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:14 PM, September 04, 2006  

  • Hmm. So the man's coming around, then?

    By Blogger S., at 3:17 PM, September 06, 2006  

  • Time to update the blog, bro.

    By Blogger The Doctor, at 2:16 PM, November 21, 2006  

  • Such a great article it was which more to it, but it's very interesting. It's not to say men are not equally valuable, but that men are filled with impulses that may or may not contribute to society and the home. Thanks for sharing this article.

    By Anonymous David, at 2:17 AM, January 16, 2012  

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