Science vs Religion

It's a funny thing but we tend to think of these two as if they're very different and I must admit that for the longest time, I thought that they actually were. However, the more I analyze things, the more I come to realize they're not that different from one another. 

For example, today I was watching a t.v. show talking about fertility and the science behind sex appeal and I don't want to be over-dramatic but I must say that I'm getting awfully familiar with the feeling that I just got from that show: I felt denied. 

Most of science has shifted to a solid pragmatism and when it comes to biology, evolution and Darwin, it reduces everything to reproduction and natural selection, of course, including sex appeal. Reading this article (that, if you haven't stopped reading altogether), you might think that it's a bold statement to say that I will offer my own theories, but hey, I'm an artist: I'm unsatisfied and frustrated so I get to make my own version of reality with no credentials whatsoever.

I'm also a geek, so the majority of shows that I've watched about sexuality, always end up taking our beauty standards too seriously, so, first off: Haven't you all thought, just for a second, that the body types that we worship and follow are developed culturally? I mean, like seriously. Biology is undeniable but that couldn't be the only reason. Take it from the guy who watched a documentary about some Chinese tribe which considered black teeth to be beautiful. 

So, again, that couldn't be the only reason why voluptuous women and jocks are the ones who set the standard, and here comes my next point: the media. The media is a strong influence on defining what's beautiful and what's not, what's in and what's out (and the ones who don't fit in that stereotype often feel unattractive :(

Anyway, taking this into account, it's ridiculous to think that something that it's set by t.v. is evolutionary or that it has a reproductive end. The same thing happens with pleasure: it's only related to an evolutionary purpose, which is why scientists haven't come up with a satisfactory answer for women orgasm. Yep, I just seriously went there. My small and yet loyal audience may wonder why that happens: no, it's not because we live in a patriarchal world where men are considered more interesting and male homosexuality is thought to be more of a shocker for society in general. I think the reason is that scientists wouldn't quit trying to explain everything about humans on a biologic basis. Oh wait, I think that has an actual name, yes, it's biological determinism. 

In the same way that religion restricted pleasure to a reproductive purpose, alienating sex as an act of recreation, science restricts sex to a biological end only, and with it every single practice or "life style" (gosh, I hate that expression) that doesn't fit in the norm. It's so practical, so reductionist, so empty that it doesn't make any freaking sense to me

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