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It was I who made the original comment questioning why we would have
evolved an innate response to music.

This was in response to comments about what each of our motivations
and goals are in being synthesists.

It was not intended as a religious comment. I would add that any
scientific theory should be open for discussion without that
discussion being considered religious. If I had for instance
mentioned the theory of relativity would that also imply a religious
point of view?

I would agree that this discussion group should not be about
politics or religion, but why does the use of the word "evolved"
imply a religious or anti-religious connotation?
If I had questioned the validity of the theory of evolution, (which
I had not done,) why would someone assume that the motivation was
religous?
Cannot a person question a scientific theory on other grounds?

My comments were merely an attempt to define my motivation for
wanting to learn more about synthesis, and I said that it was
because I was interested in achieving a certain aesthetic goal.

Had I said it was a spiritual quest would that not have been equaly
valid in this particular context?

It is usually hard to find the answers if you don't first ask the
questions.

Paul Haneberg