Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Philosophy Wire: Sleep tight… War is nigh…

Love is not the primary reason humans developed music. A new evolutionary theory of the origins of music argues more evidence supports music coming from the need for groups to impress allies and foes, and for parents to signal their attention to infants. They also argue against the theory that making music arose out of a need for social bonding, or that it is 'auditory cheesecake' a fancy evolutionary byproduct with no purpose. [1] War. Death. Love. Pain. Life. Peace. The origins of music are not notes or sound. The origins of music is noise and silence. Fighting eternally. To provide meaning to what does not have. To stripe things of the meaning the void of nothingness gives them. Listen to the music. Can't you feel it? The only way to dream of smiling is to let yourself cry...

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