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 The second objective aspect cannot fully be explained by simplicity because it has seemingly unnecessary specificity or complexity. Either there are functional constraints or correlated characters<ref>Price T, Langen T. 1992. ''Evolution of correlated characters.'' [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21236041 Abstract]]</ref> preventing a simpler shape, or sexual selection lead to arbitrary shapes becoming sexually attractive.
-Objective beauty is largely [[Sexual selection|sexually selected]], and possibly reinforced by feedback loops like [[Fisherian runaway]] or sensory bias<ref>Fuller, R. C., Houle, D., & Travis, J. 2005. ''Sensory Bias as an Explanation for the Evolution of Mate Preferences.'' [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444443 Abstract]]</ref>.
+Objective beauty is largely [[Sexual selection|sexually selected]], i.e. our ancestors tended to choose objectively beautiful mates and hence our species evolved to be beautiful, and possibly reinforced by feedback loops like [[Fisherian runaway]] or sensory bias<ref>Fuller, R. C., Houle, D., & Travis, J. 2005. ''Sensory Bias as an Explanation for the Evolution of Mate Preferences.'' [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/444443 Abstract]]</ref>.
 Not just looks, but also behavior can be beautiful, e.g. attractive behavior has elegance, poise and wittiness. The opposite is awkwardness and violation of norms etc.