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Old 10-18-2007, 04:33 AM
madnak madnak is offline
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Default Re: The Biology of Beauty

You are probably correct, though the "science" of attraction is tentative at the moment. There are definitely stimuli that humans naturally respond to in certain ways, and our aesthetic sense tends to value patterns that would have been safe in our natural environment and to be upset by patterns that correspond to danger. Furthermore, many human traits appear to have been sexually selected, which implies some kind of inherent selection bias. The exact nature of this bias, and the specific characteristics we're biologically attracted to, are a matter of controversy.

Most likely, traits that indicate health and fertility are universally appreciated.
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