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Anonymous Wed 13 May 11:55:22 2020 No.11667117 View Reply Original Report

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what is the evolutionary or general genetic purpose of humour?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 12:03:14 No.11667133 Report

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>>11667117
The ability to nervous-laugh out of any social interaction

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 12:09:23 No.11667148 Report

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>>11667117
Stress relief, mating, social bonding, many such cases! SAD OP!

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 12:26:59 No.11667179 Report

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>>11667117
Not every trait is an adaptation. Just saying.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spandrel_(biology)

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 12:57:43 No.11667249 Report

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>>11667117
bullshit-detector
https://youtu.be/TzN-uIVkfjg?t=2m

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 13:32:15 No.11667319 Report

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>>11667117

It evolved as a response to tickling, to prevent heart attacks

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 16:35:59 No.11667746 Report

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>>11667117
To demonstrate intelligence to both mates and peers. Humor often translate over into other intellectual talents others can benefit from, so they are naturally drawn to humorous people

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 16:38:10 No.11667750 Report

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>>11667117
humor's not genetic

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 16:50:50 No.11667787 Report

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>>11667750
Like all traits there is a genetic factor that will influence your ability to develop humor, but it's probably true that humor won't develop in a vacuum no matter your genetics

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 17:07:19 No.11667833 Report

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>>11667117
Not everything has an evolutionary explanation
But if there was to be one, it would be a part of the "social behavior" that's particular to humans

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 17:19:23 No.11667874 Report

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it promotes inquisitive behavior

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 17:21:27 No.11667879 Report

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It's a shortcut to social trust. Humor is somewhat cultural in nature so someone who can make you laugh is going to be at least somewhat similar culturally. Problem is in modern society this feature has been hacked and now humor is used to get unsavory bits of ideology past one's cultural filters.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 17:23:56 No.11667888 Report

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>>11667879
Hmm interesting take. I think this is correct

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 17:24:39 No.11667889 Report

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>>11667117
Harming others for fun reduces competition.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 17:31:49 No.11667919 Report

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>>11667117
humor is play, play is for practice and bonding. duh

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 17:39:39 No.11667953 Report

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read Bergson

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 21:33:10 No.11668688 Report

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>>11667117
A positive emotional response to help you remember something is not threatening

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 13 May 2020 21:36:28 No.11668706 Report

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>>11667117
To attract mates

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 May 2020 08:56:46 No.11670580 Report

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>>11667319
Cite?
>>11668706
Never worked for me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 May 2020 09:00:57 No.11670591 Report

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>>11667249
thanks for the link. I watched the whole talk - great stuff from start to finish.

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