Beautiful! But of no value to my escaping from predators, and indeed if I stand and gaze admiringly at such a photo, I might be distracted and actually caught by a predator!
Of no food value either.
So why would we have a sense of beauty? Do we need a Darwinian selective explanation? If so, why? Could there even be such an explanation? That's interesting to think about.
But it's more interesting (and pleasing) just to look at!
Beautiful! But of no value to my escaping from predators, and indeed if I stand and gaze admiringly at such a photo, I might be distracted and actually caught by a predator!
ReplyDeleteOf no food value either.
So why would we have a sense of beauty? Do we need a Darwinian selective explanation? If so, why? Could there even be such an explanation? That's interesting to think about.
But it's more interesting (and pleasing) just to look at!