Hello Venerable DhammanandoDhammanando wrote: If one considers those features of men's and women's bodies that are differentiated by the gender-controlling faculties, it seems that in every case the male features are stronger, less susceptible to injury, and more versatile for nearly every end save that of attracting mates and child-rearing.
Thanks for your comment.
In the process you describe though, you seem to have missed one important fact.
Women can and do well pretend to be weaker than they are in order to attract mates, for this is what usually pleases the male ego.
Then still remains the question, to what extent is this portrayed female weakness an over-simplification and a self-fulfilling prophecy?
At least, from personal observation, even though females usually have weaker body features, as you say, they are also more persistent than males.
This seems to be an evolutionary coincidence that is necessary for what you deprecatingly described as "child-rearing".
Perhaps, we should not forget that the Dhamma, as well and perfectly spoken by the Buddha as it is, is none the less adapted to the dusty ears of the people who used to listen to it 2600 years ago; and it probably requires no less examination by reason than it did when the Buddha invited us to examine it by reason.