Indeed they are organisms adapted to their environment and to each other, as jellyfish are actually colonies of smaller animals. I do not think we have discussed the concept of beauty before, although if I infer your motorcycle preferences correctly we may agree about that, with a slight Norton tendency on my part. But back to the jellyfish and beauty. While there are cultural difference about beauty, and fashion shows that humans with can change their perception of beauty rapidly, there appears to be some hard-wiring of beauty perception in our make-up. We share some of this with other species, just as we seem to find similar infants appealing. Symmetry is one area on which I have read studies, and the movements of jellyfish are an extreme example of this. The theist critique of science as believing things are ‘random’ because no one designed or initiated them misses the depth and complexity of science, and the observable fact that you do not need to believe in God to think these pics show great beauty, and to anticipate, correctly, that others will share your view. Also jellyfish are a lot quieter than a Triumph. Or anything!They are merely organisms that are adapted to their environment. Any beauty we see is merely our own pathetic desire to add significance to something totally unaware of us.
That’s one theory.They are merely organisms that are adapted to their environment. Any beauty we see is merely our own pathetic desire to add significance to something totally unaware of us.
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