Why is the Golden Ratio aesthetically pleasing?

[thecel]

Why do we find the Golden Ratio the most attractive ratio on faces?

Did we evolve to like Phi because some healthy faces ages ago just happened to have that ratio, and it became ingrained in our brains? Or are we attracted to it because of the number's geometrical importance and ability to create beautiful fractals, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense when it comes to sexy faces?

How come our brains didn't evolve to be the most attracted to simpler ratios like 2:1 or 3:2 instead of 1+√5:2? Why do we even like aesthetic ratios at all? Why aren't we attracted to faces that are plainly the best suited for survival and may not fit any particular ratios?

 

[Copium]

@aestheticallypleasin thoughts?

 

[Deleted member 685]

Idk, but big time rush rocks!

 

[Entschuldigung]

My ratios are golden
too bad i still ugly as hell

 

[eduardkoopman]

Why do we find the Golden Ratio the most attractive ratio on faces?

Did we evolve to like Phi because some healthy faces ages ago just happened to have that ratio, and it became ingrained in our brains? Or are we attracted to it because of the number's geometrical importance and ability to create beautiful fractals, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense when it comes to sexy faces?

How come our brains didn't evolve to be the most attracted to simpler ratios like 2:1 or 3:2 instead of 1+√5:2? Why do we even like aesthetic ratios at all? Why aren't we attracted to faces that are plainly the best suited for survival and may not fit any particular ratios?

praise to the ancient greeks. whom came up with it.


Ancient Greek mathematicians first studied what we now call the golden ratio, because of its frequent appearance in geometry;[15] the division of a line into "extreme and mean ratio" (the golden section) is important in the geometry of regular pentagrams and pentagons.[16] According to one story, 5th-century BC mathematician Hippasus discovered that the golden ratio was neither a whole number nor a fraction (an irrational number), surprising Pythagoreans.[17] Euclid's Elements (c. 300 BC) provides several propositions and their proofs employing the golden ratio,[18]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio#cite_note-20 and contains its first known definition which proceeds as follows:[19]

A straight line is said to have been cut in extreme and mean ratio when, as the whole line is to the greater segment, so is the greater to the lesser

 

[delusionalretard]

''Golden'' in the name should give it away. Jewish merchants have corrupted our collective views on aesthetics.

 

[newperson]

So this dude is a chad / model?
beauty is in the eye of the beholder, its not that if i see some beautiful woman i start wondering if she has the golden ratio, you are just attracted to w/e you feel.

 

[MisterMercedes]

Golden ratio is still a bit of a mystery (it applies to lots of other stuff besides looks). Nature itself tends to obey the golden ratio.

Research shows that faces tend to follow it as well:

The Golden Ratio Has Been Found in The Human Skull, but What Does It Mean?

A new study comparing human skulls with those of other animals claims that the dimensions of our heads appear to follow the golden ratio - that special number with a controversial reputation for being the "formula for beauty".

www.google.com

The Human Skull Obeys the 'Golden Ratio,' Study Suggests. Anatomists Say That's Ridiculous.

The golden ratio does exist in some places, but the skull is likely not one of them.

www.google.com

Some say it’s even linked to better function of the face and body.


Also comes down to averageness. When we take a bunch of different faces and calculate their ratios, the average of those ratios is equal to the golden ratio.

 

[MisterMercedes]

What’s not under question is it’s importance in attractiveness. I’ve posted about this before, but most people known for their good looks have good or ideal golden ratio proportions:

 

[TITUS]

Because God has autismos.