Reply #3: concepts of beauty

[paulsby]

while certainly affected by environment (like all aspects of human behavior and understanding), are ultimately a product of evolution

see: waist-hip ratios for instance as a visual cue of a woman that would be likely to live through childbirth, or men seeking other factors indicative of fecundity (youth), and for women - factors sought that also have evolutionary-biological significance.

there is a fine line between liking who you are, and wanting to be better.

i embrace both. i've spent my entire life engaged in sports, both to compete and beat others, and to better myself.

i also workout, and eat right, because i want to look and feel better.

otoh, it is true that a pretty face does not = a pretty soul.