“Why is there so much beauty in nature?” We do not believe that beauty is only in the eye of the beholder. There are objective features underlying at least some experiences of beauty, such as the frequency ratios of the notes of a major chord, the symmetry of geometric forms, or the aesthetic appeal of juxtaposed complementary colors. None of these have survival value, but all are prevalent in nature in a measure hardly compatible with chance.
Henri Margenau, The Miracle of Existence (Woodbridge: Ox Bow Press,1984), p. 29.