Manfred comments on The Gift We Give To Tomorrow - Less Wrong

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Comment author: sark 30 January 2011 01:30:03PM 3 points [-]

My point was that there is no need for sexual dimorphism in the case of sexually selected cognitive performances. And to be clear, music did not evolve specifically for the purpose of courtship display. But anything that tracks fitness will be seized upon by sexual selection, and amplified. It is well acknowledged that sexual selection is very sensitive to initial conditions, a notable one being existing perceptual biases.

Comment author: Manfred 30 January 2011 02:52:47PM 0 points [-]

Hm, that's pretty reasonable.