Women as literal godesses.

We've been saying that Blue Pillers pedestalise women. I don't think that the notion has sunk deep enough - and that has certainly been the case for me, in the past.

Religion is a symbolic expression of the internalized image of a parent. We think of God as "our father", and, as far as internal representations are concerned, that's not even metaphorical. He loves, is always present, guides, forgives, or is even fearsome. Just like dad.

Now, the point I want to make is that a Blue Piller might be a convinced atheist, and even an accomplished world-renowned positivist scientist. However, when the notion of woman (i.e. the internal representation of his mother) enters the discussion, his rationality is cancelled and all his higher cognitive functions are subdued, to be taken over by his sense of utter dread, his infantile fear of annihilation due to his mother being unchecked by his father, and ready to consume him, her child.

I believe the source of this dread is extremely ancient, animalistic, from the age that female animals literally ate their runts.

The illustrating case, in my mind, is a scientist I greatly admire and respect, Robert Sapolsky. He's kind of the embodiment of an open-minded and dedicated scientist, complete with social consciousness. It all goes out the window when woman enters the picture.

I believe the above is the way to solve the nagging puzzle we may have when confronted with some modern, or even older, scientists. "He's so fucking brilliant, how can he not see women for what they are?" It's that his brilliance is suspended, and he's running on religious mode.