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leroyjenkens said:My girlfriend can be described mathematically; [itex]\sqrt{-1}[/itex]
Haha, I know that feel bro. My girlfriend is [tex]\pi[/tex] she's round.
leroyjenkens said:My girlfriend can be described mathematically; [itex]\sqrt{-1}[/itex]
But, isn't this the case for any issue?Ryan_m_b said:You display a large privilege here, you're coming across as this not being an issue for you so therefore it isn't an issue or the issue lies with those who do find fault with it.
I tried the "tests" on myself and on some of my friends. Among us, beauty does seem like an objective spectrum.Ryan_m_b said:Beauty is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, there is no evidence to suggest it is an objective spectrum which proposals like this thread would imply.
The consequences are already here. Just look at the huge fashion and beauty industry.Ryan_m_b said:There are negative consequences for individuals and society at large if we start adopting "you're either look like this and are beautiful or you're not" standards.
I don't know, I've never spoken to my friends about this.Ryan_m_b said:Rather than often said perhaps it would be best to look into these things to see if they even make sense. I.e. is the difference between men and women so discrete or is this another example of cultural bias?
Yes, the effects of this topic are wide reaching.Ryan_m_b said:If only this topic was as whimsical as to leave each to their own we wouldn't have a host of problems because of it's poor exploration.
I thought da Vinci had "timeless" authority.Ryan_m_b said:Da Vinci is hardly a contemporary authority on this topic.
I guess the more a baby is attracted to it, the more beautiful it is.Ryan_m_b said:As babies have poor vision I'm again dubious. Rather than relying on TV documentaries by celebrities it would be best to refer to actual studies. But just to give you an idea of possible shoddy methodology: how is beauty being defined in this sense when one says "babies are attracted to beautiful faces?"
I don't consider those super skinny models beautiful though.Ryan_m_b said:Quite. For a negative follow on to this look at the problems of air brushing and body image.
The topic is subjective. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.tade said:So, we know that this topic is not well researched and may be subjective.
The most concrete, solid evidence are the informal "tests" we can conduct.
(Not very concrete, but already the most concrete)
Would you like to try them out?
mathsciguy said:Isn't the occurrence of the golden ratio to 'beautiful' things subject to confirmation bias? We might have an 'ugly' thing that still has golden ratio in it, but we might not be counting these instances.
tade said:@leroyjenkens
the good thing is, an imaginary girlfriend can't cheat on you.
micromass said:Depends on your imagination...