almeyda writes:
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So i guess the question i would like answered is 'what would be the survival value of the ability to appreciate music? & how could it have evolved by natural selection?
You need to stop thinking about "survival value" in terms of fighting. Selection does not necessarily mean the ability to take down a wildebeest with your bare hands.
Music is pattern recognition. Pattern recognition as a general concept can have survival advantages.
And you also seem to be stuck in a monodimensional world where traits have one and only one function and purpose. There can quite easily be side effects to a trait. The pattern recognition that humans are so good at can quite easily result in an ability to create what we call music. And since we are good at recognizing patterns, it is not surprising to find that we feel good when presented with patterns we can comprehend.
Rrhain
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