![]() Laughter is nature’s OK signal.”Ī Brief Tour of Human Consciousness: From Impostor Poodles to Purple Numbers I would argue that laughter is nature’s way of signaling that "it’s a false alarm." Why is this useful from an evolutionary standpoint? I suggest that the rhythmic staccato sound of laughter evolved to inform our kin who share our genes don’t waste your precious resources on this situation it’s a false alarm. The reason is, I suggest, because now you know it’s inconsequential, no real harm has been done. But if he simply wipes off the goo from his face, looks around him, and then gets up, you start laughing. You are going to rush to the telephone and call an ambulance. ![]() If he breaks his head and blood spills out, obviously you are not going to laugh. For example, a portly gentleman walking toward his car slips on a banana peel and falls. ![]() “The common denominator of all jokes is a path of expectation that is diverted by an unexpected twist necessitating a complete reinterpretation of all the previous facts - the punch-line…Reinterpretation alone is insufficient. ![]()
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