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The Parthenogenesis of Jesus Christ's conception?
I want to begin by acknowledging all the Biblical accounts of the New Testament as fact. And for those who will not understand my intentions in asking this question, I am not trivializing or demeaning the Virgin Birth. My curiosity is in the biological aspects of reproduction without male fertilization. I found that parthenogenesis occurs in few species (some plants, microorganisms, amphibians, reptiles, and insects) and most of their offspring are "hatched" and are always female. I did not find any documented cases of this occuring in animals as complex as humans (aside from the Virgin Birth). How is it that Meiosis can occur without sperm? And how can that offspring be male? Outside of the miracle of Immaculate Conception (which is not in dispute here), what would be the Biological requirements of a human to reproduce naturally in such a fashion and how would it be possible? And for those who feel compelled to "preach" to me, I am fully versed in the New Testament canon.
Sex chromosomes.
In animals, sex is determined by a pair of "sex chromosomes". The female has an identical pair of "X" chromosomes. Males have an "X" and a "Y" chromosome. Parthenogenesis can only produce female offspring because their mother does not have a "Y" chromosome. Therefore all her offspring have a pair of "X" chromosomes and are all females. Basically, the mother is cloning herself. To produce a male under these conditions, a male would have to be able to give birth. This is impossible because male animals do not produce egg cells, only sperm.
"Virgin birth" is quite common in many world religions, especially "pagan" cults. The avatar is frequently produced from a swelling which develops on its parent. American indians had a saviour they called a "manitou". He usually developed on the back of his parent (which could be either sex) and emerged fully formed. His unfortunate parent was consumed in the process. Africans describe virgin births from swellings on other parts of the body, like knees or knucles.
It has also been postulated the Virgin was originally a nature Goddess early Christians included in their theology as they patched the religion together out of the belief systems of their first congregations. The Egyptian demigod Osiris certainly was the model for Jesus Christ. Half God and half man, he was murdered, but rose from the dead. The ancient Egyptians even had a judgement day and a crude approximation of heaven and hell.
In my opinion, it is unwise to try and understand religion in terms of science. This is especially true of religions based on morality, as monotheism usually is.
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