Armok_GoB comments on Slava! - Less Wrong

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Comment author: rwallace 04 October 2010 01:29:45AM 6 points [-]

Good post, but I'm just not seeing why the emotion in question should in any way require a factual statement that something is (unattainably) perfect. Maybe this is just a basic philosophical difference? Certainly when I listen to some of these songs (highly recommended, BTW), I'm pretty sure it's with the same emotion (including the same neural circuits) with which a devout Christian listens to hymns, without any requirement that perfection come into it.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 08 October 2010 01:48:34PM 1 point [-]

I'd give this 16 upvotes if I could. For awesome music link. Thanks!

Related to this, I assume everyone here has heard Symphony of Science?