There might be a more secular version of "that's not what God intended".
Beauty (clear skin, symmetry, signs of fertility, etc..) is an indicator of genetic fitness. It is one of the main factors we (at least subconsciously) use to determine if a potentially partner would be a good reproductive match for us.
There might be a more secular version of "that's not what God intended".
Beauty (clear skin, symmetry, signs of fertility, etc..) is an indicator of genetic fitness. It is one of the main factors we (at least subconsciously) use to determine if a potentially partner would be a good reproductive match for us.
You could say that cosmetic surgery is a kind of false advertising. What you see is not what you get. You are put at risk of reproducing with someone of less genetic potential than you thought.
This could tie in to Tove's point that it might be great for the individual (who get an advantage), but a potential disadvantage for the society at whole.
Yes, true, and it's good to come across people who can think sensibly about these things! Nevertheless, most wealthy urban liberal blue tribe body modifiers were never going to reproduce anyway. Evolutionarily speaking, those people are all sort of partying until the lights go out.
The only kind of body modification breeding adults are into is the tattoo, and I don't know of anyone who was fooled into thinking their paramour's genetic quality was artificially inflated because they had a really awesome tat.
There might be a more secular version of "that's not what God intended".
Beauty (clear skin, symmetry, signs of fertility, etc..) is an indicator of genetic fitness. It is one of the main factors we (at least subconsciously) use to determine if a potentially partner would be a good reproductive match for us.
You could say that cosmetic surgery is a kind of false advertising. What you see is not what you get. You are put at risk of reproducing with someone of less genetic potential than you thought.
This could tie in to Tove's point that it might be great for the individual (who get an advantage), but a potential disadvantage for the society at whole.
Yes, true, and it's good to come across people who can think sensibly about these things! Nevertheless, most wealthy urban liberal blue tribe body modifiers were never going to reproduce anyway. Evolutionarily speaking, those people are all sort of partying until the lights go out.
The only kind of body modification breeding adults are into is the tattoo, and I don't know of anyone who was fooled into thinking their paramour's genetic quality was artificially inflated because they had a really awesome tat.