Re: Amazing illusions

From: Karen Rand Smigrodzki (karen@smigrodzki.org)
Date: Sat Jul 05 2003 - 20:05:34 MDT

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    I looked at the website below. I immediately preferred the faces on the left
    ( both being the more symmetrical ones). However, the reason I didn't like
    the male face on the right was because he looked too feminine to me. I think
    it is the pointy chin that makes him look less masculine. Although, these
    preferences are supposed to change for women as we go through our monthly
    cycles. I will see if I can find the reference.

    --karen

    > Continuing in this vein, we have:
    >
    http://salmon.psy.plym.ac.uk/year3/PSY339EvolutionaryPsychology/EvolutionaryPsychology.htm#beautyandasymmetry
    >
    > As we all know, symmetric faces are more beautiful. Here is a thing that
    > fascinates me; I can immediately see the symmetrical female face as more
    > beautiful, but I don't see any difference in handsomeness between the
    > symmetric and asymmetric male face. Having briefly checked a chat
    > channel, I find that some men also see no difference in handsomeness,
    > while others say they see the symmetric face as more handsome. I wasn't
    > able to question any women.
    >
    > --
    > Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/
    > Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
    >
    >



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