Human Creativity May Have Evolved as a Way for Parents to Bond With Their Children

http://www.sciencedaily.com/ ^ | Nov. 15, 2010 | ScienceDaily

[samtheman]

Evidence from Disneyland suggests that human creativity may have evolved not in response to sexual selection as some scientists believe but as a way to help parents bond with their children and to pass on traditions and cultural knowledge, a new study published in the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Tourism Anthropology suggests.

[samtheman]

International Journal of Tourism Anthropology?

[SonOfDarkSkies]

I'm thinking the author of this articles means "human creative/artistic expression" instead of "human creativity."

Human creativity clearly evolved as a way to frikken STAY ALIVE (i.e. to eat and keep from being eaten by something just slightly less creative)!

[Psalm 73]

"...Disneyland suggests that human creativity may have evolved...as a way to help parents bond with their children and to pass on traditions and cultural knowledge..."

Or maybe God created us that way from the beginning because "we are fearfully and wonderfully made..."

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

They really don’t have a clue!

[samtheman]

I think you’re right. Tool making and language are tools of SURVIVAL first and foremost.

But what do you expect from a “tourism anthropologist”... whatever the heck that is.

[sportutegrl]

I want to go to Disney Land on a government grant.

[a fool in paradise]

Creative Cat pokes hole in Disney scientists' arguments.

[a fool in paradise]

Disney University would like schools to teach students that it promotes essential family growth to attend major themeparks like DisneyEarth...

The researchers do concede that some tourism is related to courtship, and not just "honeymoon" tourism and that it often involves art, creativity, storytelling, humor, wit, music, fantasy, and morality as part of the attractions.