by IdeaSniper on December 13th, 2006

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If evolution explains an organism's instincts, how does the theory explain why a human organism might learn and play Leontovych's "Carol of the Bells" rather than Pachelbel's "Canon in D"?

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  • by julianbosca on April 28th, 2010

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    Evolution explains the process by which the parameters of human biology have been set up. This includes human neurology and by proxy human psychology to a large degree.

    But the theory alone can not really explain why a human might learn to play one song rather then another because evolution doesn’t have the ability to directly predict human behaviour but it does explain how the human nervous system formed. But explaining how a particular organ heavily related human behaviour was formed and actually directly predicting human behaviour are different games.

    Expecting evolution to explain why humans choose to learn certain things is a bit like expecting a pair of pliers to be able to build a house. You wont get very far with just the pliers but it might come in handy some where.

    The theory of evolution has limits on its ability to predict. Its not the theory of every thing.

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