Science and Religion: Evolution

My own personal belief concerning evolution is still being formed. There are many different theories and I've never believed that science is in direct conflict with religion. For the most part, I don't think they're even in the same sphere.

My current opinion of it right now is that we are celestially-driven spirits in evolutionary-driven physical bodies and that this life is finding that continuous balance between the two, to serve the needs of the body without denying our eternal goal, but also not sacrificing the body to serve spiritual goals (a la asceticism). After all, we need our bodies to progress and to become more like God. So much of this life is finding balance. We have seen examples in history's past that have served both.

I think right now we are seeing a trend towards serving physical pleasures and giving ourselves entirely to the evolutionary instincts. For example, the media's view and description of how women should be is, scientifically, entirely driven by biological wants and needs. Honestly, we don't all need to be supermodels, but that is, for now, the ideal. And if anybody is going to blame anybody, we can blame our genetics. That is entirely from a worldly perspective.

However, we know from the Gospel that there is another way. We can subdue this natural man. Natural selection itself shows the survival of individuals and species with the best genes. To me this means two things. 1. we want the best. So it is only natural for us to choose mates that are more physically attractive or better off (wealth in today's world) and 2. we are all driven by our own need to survive at the expense of others. I don't know any example in nature where an animal will sacrifice itself to help an enemy (even honeybees who sacrifice themselves when they sting are doing it for the hive, and other animals who sacrifice themselves seem to do it more often and more likely for those who are family).

However,
"For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it" Matthew 16: 25 as Jesus taught. We know that there is a spiritual side to everything and that we can find constant happiness in that, instead of being driven by our basic man instincts.