I have thought long and hard for many a year about the question of God. Always the answer seemed simple to me, and it still does. That is not what I threw into question tonight. What really and truly perturbed me this eve was the question of physical cues. Is it not a testament to societal evolution that we have developed some of the most ridiculous physical cues imaginable by simple survivalist views?
For instance, in what world would it be more beneficial for a mate to be thinner? Perhaps more fit, yes, but sickly thin? In what world does a different eye color make a difference to anything beyond social recognition? More importantly, in what modern world do any of these things make an honest to goodness difference, beyond the reaction based on upbringing in this vain and aesthetic society.
If we weren't raised to appreciate the thin, svelte stereotype, we would find it repulsive on a simple genetic level. If we were not raised to swoon over musicians and artists, and abhor the thug and the genius, would we still find them as preferable mates?
What of their effect on matters outside of the sexual realm. When does it seem better to have a woman who can barely walk from fatigue compared to one who may rear children as well as commit their share of physical labor? These are the ridiculous ideals that our society places upon it's members.
Surely we may see how these preferences evolved in society, and many of them may indeed be acceptable by modern practice. The petite woman is beautiful because she has not lost her humanity to the grand obesity of our time. The artist is beautiful because he tries to reach beyond the dull and often rough reaches of normal society.
But what does any of this have to do with the question of God, one wonders. It's simple; in what world with a deity meant to be omniscient and powerful would social evolution be required at all? In what world would the average be anything but the image of perfection? If we were all crafted in a godly image, that would mean that the average person was as close to perfect as humanly possible.
In our society which idolizes extremes and has an insatiable lust for the very fringe of fashion such a thing seems inconceivable.
That's not to say it couldn't be an intelligently ingrained desire to change and grow based on ever increasing standards until we force our own evolution down a path best suited to the then dominant society... But then, what truly intelligent being would bother leaving the fate of their creation to the whims of the rabble.
