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Laughter.; Ha ha ha ha
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Post #26 May 1 2009, 12:40 PM LonerMan
The exact cause of laughter is a human's inability to determine the exact emotional response required for a situation. Laughter is filler for all that we don't have a predetermined response for. Animals don't do this because their thoughts are immediately translated into actions, but humans have language, and therefore our thought processes take an extra step. That which cannot be translated across these steps is thus turned into laughter.
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"So please forgive what I have done, no you can't stay mad at the setting sun. Because we all get tired, I mean eventually, there is nothing left to do but sleep."
"Praying heaven will open wide, hold you tight. As for me, I'll be alright. This impact you would have, the songs I'd write. Dreams of you, changing your mind. Anything to pass the time. But, for now, I hope you can hear me as I cry, I love you and goodbye."
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Post #27 May 1 2009, 02:30 PM Duke Nukem
I don't believe all of that Loner. We do have an extra thought step in our thought process, but that doesn't mean that makes us laugh. You see a guy get hit in the nuts, I would laugh and some other wouldn't. I think it has to do with our each individual personalities that make our sense of humor different. And what about people who can't laugh Loner? Is that caused by something in there thought process too?
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Post #28 May 1 2009, 03:26 PM Weiss
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The exact cause of laughter is a human's inability to determine the exact emotional response required for a situation. Laughter is filler for all that we don't have a predetermined response for. Animals don't do this because their thoughts are immediately translated into actions, but humans have language, and therefore our thought processes take an extra step. That which cannot be translated across these steps is thus turned into laughter.
Everyone knows the reason animals don't laugh is because they suck at stand-up comedy.

Seriously though, your post was so full of 'wannabe' science that I can't help responding. I'm sure there might be times where that's true, but to generalize and apply it to all situations where any person might laugh, and treat it as a universal human response, is ridiculous.

Humans have a huge variation of responses available to them depending on their situation. Most of those responses depend on the emotion that we feel in that particular situation. Basically, if we become really sad, we usually frown or, in extreme cases, cry. If we're really happy, or find something humorous, we smile or laugh. It's not that we don't know how to respond in a situation. We know that, if a joke is extremely funny to us, we laugh. We're not filling in laughter because we don't have a predetermined response for something that's funny. The predetermined response for something funny is laughter.

We have more potential responses at our disposal, and which type of response the individual uses for a given situation depends on how that person's mind works, as well as which things the individual finds funny, sad, ironic, ridiculous, or anything else that incites one emotion or another.

On Topic: I can't very well list what makes me laugh. I suppose I'm just typical. I laugh at a lot of stand-up comedy, comedy movies, comedy anime, etc. The only area where I'm not completely typical (or so it seems, anyway) is when dealing with stupid humor. I don't enjoy movies with actors like Will Ferral, because I don't find anything about his stupidity funny. The only time I watch his movies, or any other stupid humor, is when there's one or two good supporting actors who I do think are funny.
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Post #29 May 1 2009, 08:04 PM LonerMan
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We know that, if a joke is extremely funny to us, we laugh. We're not filling in laughter because we don't have a predetermined response for something that's funny. The predetermined response for something funny is laughter.
You sir, are an idiot. What I spoke of is the what DECIDES if something is funny to us. Funny in and of itself DOES NOT EXIST. Its true, people can laugh when they are feeling extremely elated, like on a roller coaster or if they have just won the lottery, or if somebody's humiliation vicariously gives prospective elation. However, laughter due to comedy IS do to a person's inability to come up with another emotional reaction to a situation. That is why some of us laugh at certain jokes, and others laugh at different ones. Different people are emotionally equipped to deal with certain situations in their own way, and so they will not experience the same laughter that someone else might. That should answer your question as well, Duke.
What makes you an idiot however, Weiss, is that you had no idea what you were speaking about regarding the subject, and yet you tell ME that my statement is full of wannabe science. You have just proven to me that you cannot be trusted to speak as an intelligent individual, which would have instead corrected my statement with a more accurate theory. However, I did fail to convey clearly what I meant. No, it is not the cause of all laughter. Only the cause of laughter related to a situation describable as "funny." Even in other aspects of English this becomes apparent. When someone smells something they have not yet come across, and they are unable to categorize it as good or bad or similar to something they have smelled before, they may refer to the smell as "funny." The same way people may laugh in an uncomfortable situation. Anyway, I ramble. If I could find the article again I would post a link here, however it was in real print that I read it before, and I cannot seem to find it on the internet.
Weiss, stop trying to SOUND like you know what you are talking about and LEARN what you are talking about. I will not be speaking to you as an intelligent individual in the future. Some people are simply not worth any effort, attention, or time.
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"Praying heaven will open wide, hold you tight. As for me, I'll be alright. This impact you would have, the songs I'd write. Dreams of you, changing your mind. Anything to pass the time. But, for now, I hope you can hear me as I cry, I love you and goodbye."
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Post #30 Jun 24 2009, 01:15 AM Duke Nukem
Listen Loner I just got around to reading this. Listen this topic was created to see what makes you laugh, not to explain what makes us laugh. What makes you laugh Loner?

I got through depression with laughing. And yes I used to be severely depressed all the time. Laughing with my friends cured me and I have rarely been depressed since then.

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