Michaelos comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread - Less Wrong

42 Post author: Costanza 29 December 2011 11:23PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 04 January 2012 03:54:20PM 3 points [-]

I think one possible "just so" explanation is:

Humans find symmetry more beautiful than asymmetry. Flowers are symmetrical.

Standard caveats: There are more details, and that's not a complete explanation, but it might prove a good starting point to look into if you're curious about the explanation.