2006-07-11 01:29:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The brain is a highly efficient at pattern-recognition. It can often deduce an entire word from just a few letters or complete an oft-used phrase from the first few words. Humor is based on creating a pattern suggesting one outcome but substituting an unforeseen outcome that the brain finds interesting and stimulating. Pratfalls are the most basic examples of this.
2006-07-11 02:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank god somebody actually asked that? Had made my head go round for long..this question.
My view:
I could be taught. i.e. it may be social (some societies prefer sarcasm, while others prefer practical jokes and others think offensive is funny etc.)
On the other hand, why would an emotion like funny even come to existence? Perhaps, to avoid the stress. Stress is arguably detrimental to existence. It could lead to irrational behavior, depression etc. May be what we consider funny, is a way to counteract the adverse mental effects on our body. Its a medicine, and our brain has evolved to judge (both individually and more so socially) this emotion.
2006-07-11 08:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by anie_cha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has to do with our "filters".....or thats what I call them. We develope filter from life experience as to what is funny, sad, etc. And I think out brain learns from life experience what is funny. And since we all have different life experience it is clear why there are so many types of "funny" in the world.
2006-07-11 20:37:20 · answer #3 · answered by Little Wifey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny to me is behavioral response to an awkward or unexpected situation or fraze the brain responds to the unexpectedness and delivers an automological response to the body and mouth a person can have natural or trained response in this reaction
2006-07-11 09:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by Book of Changes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oversized phones: Funny.
Clowns: Not funny.
Dead clowns: Poetry.
2006-07-11 08:33:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was simply the way we were raised. A boy could find fart jokes hilarious if he was raised that way, next to a boy who wasn't, and would find them less than amusing.
2006-07-11 11:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends upon how depleted it is. if I am fully energized and healthy, it takes complex things to amuse it. if I am weak or starved(after a long run)it doesn;t take a lot to amuse it, it is quite pathetic.
2006-07-11 23:13:31 · answer #7 · answered by turtle girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know is I laughed more and harder at Schindler's List than Dodgeball.
2006-07-11 12:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what? darlin that's like asking "what are dreams"
who knows? We do not yet understand these things.
What makes us sad, or mad? I wish I knew b/c believe me I'd reverse it
2006-07-11 08:37:17 · answer #9 · answered by reghoney_apple_bottom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, that is a good question...some people find humor in everything while others find humor in nothing...not sure how it works though, maybe humor is taught
2006-07-11 08:34:54 · answer #10 · answered by kissesandhugs36 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋