User talk:Roscoe fagan

At the end of the article, it is suggested that language and music are spandrels of the human brain. Some thoughts:


 * Language: The ability to communicate with other members of your species is an evolutionary advantage. Dogs do it. Birds do it. Ants do it. Is the biology enabling us to speak the spandrel? Creatures who communicate have abilities to do so. Why is ours a spandrel?


 * Music: The idea of "music" should not be separated from the notion of "art." Perhaps art is the spandrel. Then there's written communication. Reading and writing. While communication is not a spandrel, perhaps written communication is.

Roscoe fagan (talk) 03:59, 8 February 2017 (UTC)