flume641 wrote:in what way is that a matter to laugh at?
I see my statement was not clear....let me clarify a little.
Ok....let me draw your attention to an excerpt Printed in the New Scientist published in May 2002 which will assist in my explanation.....
[highlight]Humans don't have a monopoly on laughter, says Silvia Cardoso. A behavioural biologist at the State University of Campinas, Brazil, she says it's a primitive reflex common to most animals: even rats laugh. She tells Sophie Petit-Zeman that too little laughter could have serious consequences for our mental, physical and social well-being. [/highlight]
So it is clear that humour is an essential part of our health...not just 'old wives tales', but scientific research supports this statement.
So I could reply to your question that it is "A healthy way" I present the manner of my laughter.
Some folk do not trust science and turn instead to religion for their direction in life, and here again we see humour is important..even to the point that the philosopher PLATO himself comments...
[highlight] Plato's remark that "Even the gods love jokes." must be correct, for the value of laughter is recorded in sacred scripture. For example, the Koran states that "He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh." [/highlight]
So I could reply to your question that it is "in search of paradise" I present the manner of my laughter.
Again there is an aspect of the statement that must not be overlooked...the ability of the recipient of the statement to interpret what is being presented, as covered in A Washington article.
[highlight]"THE ANATOMY OF SARCASM: RESEARCHERS REVEAL HOW THE BRAIN HANDLES THIS COMPLEX COMMUNICATION" [/highlight]
I have posted below a small part of the article....
[highlight]WASHINGTON — The ability to comprehend sarcasm depends upon a carefully orchestrated sequence of complex cognitive skills based in specific parts of the brain. Yeah, right, and I’m the Tooth Fairy. But it’s true: New research details an “anatomy of sarcasm” that explains how the mind puts sharp-tongued words into context. The findings appear in the May issue of Neuropsychology, published by the American Psychological Association (APA). [/highlight]
But the Israeli summary is clearer I think....
[highlight]Israeli psychologists draw conclusions from how brain-damaged people comprehend sarcasm – or not [/highlight]
Hope that helped flume641

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