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Why do humans like flowers?

Old ladies cut and dry them
Some like to preserve them by pressing them flat in heavy books.

Mums with spare time go to genital arranging classes
Weddings and funerals are an event

Don't even get me started on pot pourrie

It's just one fcuking thing after another
 
Most amusing. Reminds me of the Iain Banks short story "Odd Attachment"
 
devnull said:
Perhaps we have evolved to associate the smell of flowers etc with the idea of growth and abundance? This would have been useful when foraging for food.
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Which, in turn, was useful to the plant.



I guess a better rephrasing would be why does a set of chemicals designed to attract bees and so on for pollination appeal to our noses? Of course, they really are the same set, given both are responses to the animals learning the various smells for food.
 
Beerina said:
Which, in turn, was useful to the plant.



I guess a better rephrasing would be why does a set of chemicals designed to attract bees and so on for pollination appeal to our noses? Of course, they really are the same set, given both are responses to the animals learning the various smells for food.
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Aren't some insects only attracted to flowers via scent and others only by size/shape/colour?
 
I think that there is no dis-advantage to enjoying flowers - either for the flower or for humans. That doesn't mean there has to be an advantage. People also react individually, even to flowers. I love the smell of higberryflowers and hyacinths - my mum can't stand them. I on the other hand find the smell of roses and lilies nauseating.

Many people find butterflies nice to look at - I think they are creepy. I know several people who find nothing amazing about a sunset. Doesn't mean anything, just that taste differs.
 
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