Quote Originally Posted by Dannon Oneironaut View Post
A scientist cannot be a Beethoven or a Jimmy Hendrix. A scientist may know about the properties of light and color but that doesn't mean that a scientist can paint a great painting. That doesn't mean that a scientist will be a Picasso.
You are confusing "science" with "scientists". A scientist cannot become a Beethoven or Jimmy Hendrix just by learning about the function of the mechanics of sound because it takes years of practise to learn to play an instrument (and it is insulting to suggest that they cannot do it at all). Also it is likely that most scientists (most people, for that matter) don't learn about how to actually create music. But this has nothing to do with the claim that music and its effect on people can be described by science. In fact, nothing you've said even mentions my claim that art can be described by science. It can. "Art" finds its meaning in our perceptions, which are a result of our brain. Exactly what about music do you see that science can not explain?
Quote Originally Posted by Dannon Oneironaut View Post
Science cannot know what beauty or ugliness is.
I've already addessed this. "Beauty" and "ugliness" are perceptions. They are a function of our brains. Our brains and their functions can be described by science.