Ever wondered why childbirth is universally difficult for all female species? This remains one of the mysteries that even scientists still struggle to fully understand. When faced with this question, many often turn to religious texts, which attribute the difficulty to sin. According to these texts, the first woman, Eve, was tempted by a serpent, which angered God. As punishment, He condemned her and her descendants to experience pain during childbirth. To those who believe this, the pain serves as a reminder of divine wrath.
But if this explanation were true, why does the pain and distress during birth extend to all animals? Scientifically, it is a fact that parturition across species is generally painful. In the wild, nonhuman mammals often hide while giving birth, likely to avoid attracting predators during their most vulnerable moments. While animals may endure this pain more privately, they still experience significant distress. This observation raises a critical question: why is the process universally difficult?
Consider this: what if the female species had the ability to give birth at will? Such a capability would make them akin to gods, creating life whenever they chose. This power, if unchecked, could lead to chaos. Imagine a world where life could be created and discarded without consequence—women might overuse this ability, eliminating those they dislike and simply replacing them. They could create armies of loyal offspring, with each child bound to their mother by the strongest bond of all—blood. Family ties would replace the need for unity in warfare, and the male gender might be reduced to servitude, working to sustain the ambitions of a matriarchal society. In such a reality, life would lose its sanctity and value.
This is why no one, not even scientists, can truly create life. While cloning is often cited as an example of human ingenuity, it merely involves the division of existing cells. Scientists still rely on surrogacy because they cannot create the intricate environment required to nurture and sustain life.
The being who engineered our existence, whether one views this as God, nature or supernatural force clearly anticipated the potential consequences of unchecked reproductive power. Various measures were put in place to maintain balance and while we may not always like these constraints, they have undeniably worked to preserve the sanctity of life.