Not necessarily, Martin. I've met living Muslims who were free thinkers and still managed to live as long as me... :-)

What IS the image of a Spirit, Martin? Is it a "man"? I don't think so. It's a Spirit. And Spirit is not limited by gender or by physical form.

The "image" spoken of in the holy books is not a physical image, it's a spiritual image. It is consciousness itself, that's what it is.

God is consciousness and self-awareness. So are we...men and women included.