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Author Topic:   The Origin of Music
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Message 8 of 59 (131835)
08-09-2004 10:34 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by almeyda
08-09-2004 3:18 AM


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Some evolutionists cant even explain why people help others and frequently cooperate.
But most evolutionists can. Darwin himself proposed how altruism can arise and be selected for.
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This area is also probably involved in the understanding and capacity to distinguish a meaningful sentence from nonsense.
So you are close to suggesting a reason for music appreciation yourself: it may not have any survival advantage itself, but may be an unintended consequence of features that were selected for. This, I believe, is what Rrhain is suggesting.
Also, once such a feature does come about, it may be that it can be used as part of cultural rituals and so helps maintain group solidarity. A useful trait for a social species.

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