MOTM

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