If we were all in positions where we got to perfectly set up our mics for every show we ever taped, we would never have to EQ
However, given that we are often times in situations that are less than optimal, I feel EQ should be embraced to help overcome some of our recordings weaknesses. Of course I'm not saying you should use a heavy hand, but touching up the highs on a lot of recordings makes things much clearer. Also, tehre are some recordings that don't really need any EQ at all, but these are normally on much nicer setups. I almost always lose some highs when I record, so I boost by 1 or 2 dB and I'm back in business
You're never actually going to 'record it as you heard it', because the microphones are reacting to their environment in a much different manner than your ear is.