[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by paulgiamatti [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Couldn't possibly disagree more. Steven Pinker often points out that it's entirely possible to distill our appreciation of aesthetics down to mechanical functions of the brain. Music, for example, has only become appealing to us because certain combinations of notes and chords have been socially accepted throughout our history, and our brains have evolved and adapted accordingly.

Reducing the question of "why" to "how" is the true mark of intellectual honesty, because it doesn't carry along with it the unnecessary baggage of purpose or intent. It remains agnostic, as all good science should.

Not all questions are within the pervue of science.