I have been teaching on female-male brain differences this week in Sociology. My goal is always to show that men and women "think" about things quite differently; however, traits such as logic and compassion are not limited to one gender alone (although scientific studies show that both sexes definitely have a "go-to place"), but it takes effort for us to exercise our abilities, sometimes.

And honestly, it is much easier to be emotional than logical. Emotion comforts our fears, it vents our frustrations, and it builds up a sentimental wall of protection when we feel vulnerable. Yet, emotions are not reality. They are authentic, ostensibly, but they are not based on facts or rational thinking, mostly.

For instance, are you afraid of the dentist and quite comfortable to drive on the highway? If yes, then you are relying too much on your emotions and not enough on statistical evidence. There is a chance that your dentist is a drunken, drugged-out sadist angry at the world and ready to carelessly take it out on you, but the statistical probability of one (or more) of the stressed-out drivers on the road harming you (for a variety of bad reasons) is far greater and should motivate you to drive even closer to the far right of your lane...

Still, God has provided all that is needed for both sexes to be successful and competent—if purposeful in our actions and attitudes. Phrases like, "Women should shut up..." or "Men cannot understand..." are just assertions meant to push one gender down to lift up the other, politically (and are unfair, at best). Ultimately, all adults can and should live their lives based on Truth, and not just on feelings or emotional obtuseness. 1 Corinthians 13:11 states, "When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man [or an adult], I did away with childish things."

We need logic to do things productively; we need emotion to do things compassionately. Both are required.

To lionize a person (and vilify his/her opponent) because you sympathize with the person might feel good, emotionally, but better to have sympathy for all, to strive for justice for all, with a clear eye on evidential Truth and a heart of mercy and grace, if you truly want be the mature, moral adult that God wants you to be in society.