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Evolution of Music Appreciation

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Lokins
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05-31-2009 1:32 AM

Hi EvC,
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I'm relatively new here, so I'm sorry if this topic has been seen before. But I have a question for all of you, that has been perplexing me for some time.
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One of the things that I have an interest for is thinking of any human trait (very often psychological), and then wondering why that trait evolved to be the way it is. One trait that I've found it very hard to find an evolutionary explanation for is our appreciation for music. Why is it that it pleases us to listen to music?
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Appreciation for music doesn't seem at first glance to be directly beneficial to our survival. One thing that my friend suggested is that it could be a sort of side-effect of another trait that we developed. I have trouble thinking of what this trait might be.
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I'd be very interested to hear what you guys think!
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05-31-2009 1:40 AM

Thread copied to the Evolution of Music Appreciation thread in the Human Origins and Evolution forum, this copy of the thread has been closed.
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