This is a huge yawn. The topic has been beaten to death. Not once, not twice, but endlessly. The camera's a tool, the lens is a tool, and post-processing is a tool. The camera cannot replicate what the human eye sees, at least not in one shot, unless you have complete control of the lighting. You do the best you can in terms of composition and lighting, and if the results are what you saw or envisioned, then stop. If not, then post-process, and try not to overdo it.

I'm going back to sleep. Somebody wake me up if somebody says something that hasn't been said 30 times before.