Are men more logical on average?

[StormMistress]

So while I don’t fully buy the whole women-irrational, men rational argument as we are all different I am curious if there is some truth to this on average? Are men just better at thinking rationally then women? Are we just more emotionally hardwired in comparison that it’s harder for us to put our emotions to the side compared to men? I like to think I’m rational in theory but in practice I do tend to side with my emotions subconsciously a lot. What’s it like for men?

[Anonymous]

Traditional gender roles play a large part in this i think.

Men are expected to take responsibility and be direct, they play with soliders because society expects them to give up their lives to protect the harder to replace and therefore more valuable or vulnerable women and children. They are expected to be able to build and maintain the machinery of society.

Women are expected to look after and raise children and they also approach achieving their goals indirectly, they are social creatures who think in terms of people and relationships. This will probably sound unpleasant and perhaps it is, but they are manipulators, they think in terms of 'how do i get this person or these people to give me what i want?' / 'Who can help me with this problem?' This is why women will quite often say they dont like women because they can be bitchy and false, smiling to your face and degrading you behind your back etc.

Disney and i guess media generally tends to paint women as being the softer romantic type but I actually think this is has either never been correct, isn't correct now or at least is not true from my own experience. Women in their roles as primary care givers to children and other family members etc tend to be practical, pragmatic even ruthless, capable of making hard nosed choices. It is the men who are the fantasists, the romantic, soft hearted day dreamers.

So there is kind of a mixture of stuff going on here, its all a bit of a mess. A lot of similar and misunderstood ideas being blended together.

I would expect a male to generally perform better than a woman if the logic were something to do with a machine or similar but I would expect a woman to be more logical in a practical real world situation, particularly relating to people.

Perhaps men are seen as more cold (and perhaps incorrectly percieved as or assigned as logical) at times and perhaps particularly by women in situations dealing with rules or systemic processes which deal with people because men do not think about people and how they might feel about things like men do. The male approach would be that the 'victim' would just have to suck it up, its business not personal. Where as a woman would want to find a path which wasn't so harmful to others / the thinking would give more consideration to others.

[CharlesScene]

People in general are hardwired differently, Gender has no effect on someone's emotions or rationale thought. Also, someone making a decision based on rational thought or emotions are all based on perspective. Someone's life experience could have led to make a rational choice in their own minds, but some one else may think it was emotional.

In the end, no two brains are alike. There are men that are very emotional and act on their emotions, just like their is women who lack emotions and only act on rational thought. Everybody is different and for this, you cannot put genders in a bubble based on the choices someone will make

[Aerissa_Jade]

It depends on what, I've known men to be extremely logical when I don't want them to be, but then other times they lose all sense of it and break down in my arms.

Over all I would tend to say they are extremely logical and can't understand why I'm not.

[TheLittleInnocent]

This is just based on my experience. But a lot of the men I've met are some of the most petty emotional drama queens my goodness its exhausting!💀 Always so quick to anger! They always seems so angry. I guess we forget that's an emotion too.

[ChrisMaster69]

It varies greatly.

for example, a woman who is an engineer will likely be more logical than a guy that if your bog standard office worker.

both can be more logical than the other at times.

i personally do not think things like logic are gender specific.

[ManOnFire]

I think that's probably true. Even when I'm angry or pissed off I still know how to think rationally and keep it together while I make a decision on how to act. Women on the other hand can get lost in their emotions/passions in a moment and let loose without caring who sees it.

[Neosporin]

I don't think so. Men have lower pain tolerance than women. So in some ways that makes them less logical and more feel-y. Men have higher tendency for mental disorders which interferes with logical thinking. I actually think women are more logical on average than men. Men do score higher on spatial-temporal awareness though so men are better at handling spatial tasks like driving and lifting heavy objects maybe.

[Andres77]

I wouldn't say "we're better" at thinking logically, I'd say we're hard wired to think more logically.
Our brains just fire in different patterns.

Just like there are more male geniuses and also sexual predators and serial killers.
Just different brains.

[dustybiker]

Friendly counter.
Maybe there are just as many female sexual predators, but men just think of it as “getting lucky”. And serial killers could be argued as avoided for same reason too.. and strength difference.
Female geniuses and lack of, could just be long history woman getting over-looked and passed up..

[Andres77]

@dustybiker in the end... I don't know.
There have been some "black widows" in the last century but the ratio is negligible.
Just theory on my part.

[Anonymous]

In some cases yes, in some cases no. For example, right now when I'm looking at your profile picture, my whole mind goes blank. I can't even imagine what would happen if I saw deeper

[StormMistress]

So logical except when faced with a female lol. Sounds about right 🤣

[Opinion Owner]

Why can't we see them deeper?:)

[Opinion Owner]

Not with a female. The woman in the profile picture :)

[Opinion Owner]

So?:)

[AviatorTom]

Not on average, overall men are more logical. The male brain emphasizes logic while the female brain emphasizes emotion.

That's why men like to SOLVE problems while women like to TALK about them.

[Lliam]

I'm not sure if men are more logical. They just tend to be more linear, direct, and systematic. They focus on the issue at hand and get frustrated by distractions.

[Anonymous]

Yes we're run more on logic than feelings, we tend to put our feeling in a box when dealing with a 'situation' and let logic handle everything.

If you want a cue to men watch Suzanne Venker's videos on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSB9232nRh8

[MCheetah]

Yep. Unless a woman is involved. Then logic and common sense goes out the window.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Even in the way we talk, a lot of women even say "I feel like..." or something similar all the time. I don't believe it's just a saying, "feel" being the key word.

[Wade12345]

Historically, men have dominated STEM fields, so the answer is probably "Yes" most of the time.

[BarryLiverstone]

Yes guys are more logical and girls more emotional in general. Why did you ask?

[StormMistress]

Curiosity really. I’ve heard conflicting arguments on this throughout my life.

[BarryLiverstone]

Based on what I’ve learned when born we have different brains guys and girls. Obv that’s nature and nurture has a lot to do with it. But with your female brain you have the superpower of thinking of many things at once right?

[StormMistress]

I wouldn’t call it a super power I’d call it a one way ticket to an anxiety attack lol

[BarryLiverstone]

I mean you can multitask which is incredible. Does your brain ever go quiet and you feel peace?

[Just_call_me_Levi]

Overal? I'd say so. But as a result we're also less empathetic and in-tune with our emotions. So it can be as much of a hindrances has a help.

[Just_call_me_Levi]

*as.

[Anonymous]

Yeah but then we are actively encouraged to not show or use emotions

Luckily for me I just don't have them

[donnny2367764]

No, fuck no, we are stupid and bad. We don't really make the smartest or wisest decisions ever

[umay96]

It just shows that you had an authoritarian father in the past. Your culture may have made you think that way. I think you should study psychology.

[Anonymous]

Men basically think more logically and long term, while women generally think emotionally and in the moment.

[TheFlak38]

on average. with men you have a long spectrum ranging from completely stupid all the way to IQ200. But women are just stupid. They always follow and parrot whatever the system tell them is trendy, cool and socially acceptable.

[StormMistress]

We are not stupid Thankyou!

[TsAubreyKate]

Yes that’s why we run the world women only care about feelings and being right

[Amur8711]

Yes, men are more rational, women are mor likely to let their emotions drive their decisions.