--- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > > > Gillam wrote: > > > > > What's the evolutionist's answer to the question? I would > > > think it would have something to do with how enjoying > > > life helps further life. Simple. The people who could not > > > see beauty were more likely to say, "What the fuck," and > > > give up. > > > > I don't believe that human happiness has > > to have a reason. It doesn't seem to > > really be a product of the gene's need to > > reproduce since so often the desire to have > > kids beyond someone's means brings unhappiness > > and struggle. Many miserable bastards seem to > > do quite well in surviving and perpetuating > > their genes. > > Yeah, lots of people are depressed, for example. > You'd think evolution would have had enough > time to weed depression out of the mix if > being happy was essential to survival and the > propagation of the species. > > I'm genuinely interested in having someone > explain how beauty and the appreciation of > beauty help propagate life. I'm not > coming up with a very persuasive explanation > on my own. I'm more comfortable with the > consciousness theory in this regard - that > love, truth and beauty are the Holy Trinity > of the underlying force of life. >
Look at it from a biological perspective. The cell is so fascinating and so conscious. It is an expression and embodiment of the Unbounded Consciousness. The cell feels, thinks, communicates, remembers. This collection of cells that makes up the human body provides the foundation of the "I" consciousness that humans have. All the qualities that we ascribe to our own consciousness-- in terms of consciousness, knowledge, bliss, truth, beauty, etc.--apply equally to the cellular level and cellular consciousness. Beauty is a divine attribute expressed in consciousness, and consciousness is expressed through every level of manifested form. The experience of beauty nourishes the cell and supports health and evolution... cellular division. This is not intended to be a scholarly explanation of anything... only the simple thoughts of a layperson's response to your intriguing inquiry--and which may or may not be relevant to your question.
