[Moseley]

It is just an observation that: 1) Genetic characteristics get propagated from parent to offspring, and 2) Characteristics that improve the survival of descendents are more likely to be propagated than characteristics that impede survival.

This requires you to assume that mating individuals are attracted to characteristics that are "superior" from an evolutionary perspective, rather than God planned different people to be attracted to different choices as mates. You are assuming that every individual selects a mate based upon the exact same criteria. You are eliminating the possibility that different individuals could have different personal preferences and different tastes and personal desires. You are excluding the possibility that individuals have divergent desires precisely so that everyone will have someone to mate with. Your assumptions lead to the conclusion that EVERYONE wants a select few as the ideal mates, while everyone else is out of luck, or has to settle for less.

[PapaBear3625]

This requires you to assume that mating individuals are attracted to characteristics that are "superior" from an evolutionary perspective, rather than God planned different people to be attracted to different choices as mates. You are assuming that every individual selects a mate based upon the exact same criteria.

No I don't.

Being attracted to a particular characteristic in a mate is ITSELF an evolutionarily-significant characteristic, which may tend to be passed to offspring. As long as a characteristic is not fatal, there will be a large diversity of characteristics passed along. Thus some of us are tall, some are short, some are dark haired and some are blond. Some are exceptionally fast. Others are very strong.

There is an advantage to a diversity of characteristics in a population. The environment may favor those who thrive in hot weather at the moment. Next year we may start an Ice Age, and cold-tolerant characteristics may be favored.

Also, keep in mind that whatever one's preference in mates, one can only select from among potential mates WHO HAVE SURVIVED to mating age.