On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Ben Coffer wrote:
quoted 11 lines In message <yam7173.2752.135516128@post.demon.co.uk>, c3> In message <yam7173.2752.135516128@post.demon.co.uk>, c3
> <c3@heatsink.demon.co.uk> writes
> >
> >Remember, there's no music without humans - music is just a word we use to
> >describe some molecules vibrating in an enjoyable way. If a monkey hammers on
> >a stone and there aren't any humans to hear it...it's just a monkey hammering
> >on a stone.
>
> So how come my dog likes some tracks on the television and hates others.
> He's obviously analysing the music. Maybe monkeys like the sound of
> stones being hammered, who's to say?
And why do plants grow better to some musics than others? Why do cows
produce more milk to some music, less (sometimes even curdled) milk to
others? Is a bird call music? It is to my ears. A whale's song? Yup.
The enjoyable nature of molecular vibrations is definitely a trans-species
phenomenon.
Che