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You extracted attraction from reality. You have made it your God. Get rid of the mysticism.”

This is a non sequitur and you are flagellating a strawman.

The only reason we have been able to develop the sciences you listed is because of our oversized neocortex. But the neocortex plays no substantive role in sexual attraction. There are creatures with no neocortex — such as reptiles — that experience sexual attraction. Further, the neuroanatomy of reptiles that is responsible for sexual attraction is almost the same as our own.

It is you that has removed attraction from its context. Sexual attraction characterises not only all mammals but also birds and reptiles. It is a primitive drive that has ensured the survival of Homo sapiens. It is beyond the scope of this forum for me to give you an intrductory course in evolutionary biology and psychology (which is in effect what you are asking for) but I will give you some pointers:

– regarding what women look for in long-term partners I refer you to Buss’ cross cultural studies [ref.