Although the reading was super dense and included lots of big vocabulary, I actually found it really interesting. I agree with the notion that humans may have underestimated how animals communicate with each other. After reading about how different eco systems communicate with each other, I started to think about the possibility that they may be much more complex than we think. I also thought that David Dunn and his research was super interesting. The two examples he provided, Mimus Polyglottos and Entrainments 2, got me thinking about the importance of sound in our society. When he recorded all of the sounds in Africa, and described how sometimes human made noises would interfere, I thought about how humans have altered the importance of sounds through music. The article talked about how music is now created as a distraction or an escape. I somewhat agree with this statement because although I like listening to my favorite artists, I do use music as a distraction. It may be a good idea to approach sounds the way John Cage did and find the beauty in naturally occurring sounds. In addition, at the beginning of the article, David talks about how our auditory sense is maybe one of the least discriminatory senses and arguably one of the most important. I also agree with this statement. All other senses need our brain to process and figure out whats going on while hearing is more natural and easy to process. After reading the Nature, Sound, and the Sacred article by David Dunn, I have started thinking a little differently about sound, how we perceive it, as well as its importance in life.
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