What evolutionary reason do we have to like art,music, etc.

[Dungeon Crawler]

I really like art and music, but when you get down to it, it kinda seems like a waste of time. Why do people to do these things?

[This place sucks]

why does anyone do anything

[GhostyOsty]

because it's apart of human culture. Without culture, we really wouldn't be here. All the things we do now, wouldn't exist. We would be a heartless cold species.
We have art, music and entertainment because Humans cannot cope with boredom.

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

To further communicate with people. Written records lasted longer than spoken word and self expression is a higher need once not dying is satisfied.

[WhispersOfTheWind]

Out of cultural importance, and this says something about for instance the environment and times that one is living in and (how) brought up.

Art in this sense is very important I believe in the sense of self development, learning and belonging.

For instance.

Another thing would be social context which again pertains to culture but unlike educational forms of reasoning in this sense it would be more out of certain aspects that this kind of thing would be shared and appreciated in the first place. Sometimes unexpected aspects other times perhaps mandatory or 'simply' spoon-fed. Or something.

Also, you just could like, like it.

[Dungeon Crawler]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Fred Durst:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Sharikov of the Bored:

why does anyone do anything

To impress the gamer grills.

I'm still waiting for my sexy gothic gamer girl, one day

[𝓡𝓮𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓒𝓪𝓽]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von GhostyOsty > Doing Pixel art!:

We would be a heartless cold species.

I think it's a bit too late for that.

[GhostyOsty]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 𝓡𝓮𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓒𝓪𝓽:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von GhostyOsty > Doing Pixel art!:

We would be a heartless cold species.

I think it's a bit too late for that.

I suppose you're right.

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Everything is a waste of time.

But I'd say art no longer has an adaptive, evolutionary purpose, beyond the general purpose of seeking a mate (for some)... Though really, it's even beyond that at this point. Maybe art started as a way to pass down ideas and lessons, through stories and pictures, poems and songs, but then people just kept getting better at it, and finding new ways to express, new ways to show what they have inside. Now, art still exemplifies ideas, but it has grown beyond evolutionary necessity for survival, and has ascended to its own thing, especially music, where it's ultimately an extension of expression, of communication, tying into community and culture, or personal release. It's like another language, but one that is not universally agreed upon, and is subject to personal interpretation on whether or not anyone "likes" it.

Maybe it doesn't have evolutionary purpose for survival, but art has become something that continues to evolve on its own through generations.

It's a bit complicated to answer why we LIKE art/music, though, from an evolutionary standpoint. I mean, it's a personal sort of thing, because there are people out there that don't care about or even like art/music, so... It's probably more tied to culture than to evolutionary survival, but I suppose that (like art), the answer to your question is open to interpretation.

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

relief from violence.
expression of feelings.
manifestation of talents.

[Holografix]

By evolutionary, do you mean biologically?

[Dungeon Crawler]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Holografix:

By evolutionary, do you mean biologically?

No i mean any evolution, it could be like a spritual one if you want.

[Masque]

Biologically, I can see how.

She likes country music. I want to make babies with her. Now I like country music. Having that in common, we proceed to the baby-making.

[Edge_Master]

Plus music can stimulate the brain or chill it out.

When you're trying to sleep play Nikolai Myaskovsky symphony 22 op 54 then maybe Gabriel Faure's requiem op 48 or Tartini's devil's trill sonata.

It can also be quite abstract. Check out anything from Claude Debussy.

[Edge_Master]

Now go and play the heaviest black metal you can find after playing those whilst you sleep and see how your brain feels.

[Holografix]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Xerxes the fire breather:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Holografix:

By evolutionary, do you mean biologically?

No i mean any evolution, it could be like a spritual one if you want.

By evolution, do you mean 'progression' or 'growth?' Like, as babies we know nothing but as we mature we start to like art, music, etc? You want a reason for this 'passionate attachment' of art, music, etc to ourselves?