From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sat 30 Nov 2002 - 23:37:17 GMT
> >Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:10:43 -0500
> >
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I am new to the meme world and still don't understand a lot about it.
> >I read the Selfish gene book for Dawkins not so long ago and that is
> >where I got the idea. I read couple of books after that about memes
> >and I must admit it seems very appealing and interesting concept to
> >me. As we all know, laughing is only human thing as well as memes
> >(some argue that animals do possess memes, but I haven't bought that
> >totally yet). I am wondering how did we aquire that. Does it have
> >something thing to do with memes or not really? The correlation is
> >there, it is just hard to imagine how it came about. Did it have some
> >survival advantagous to us or not necesserly. On the other hand it is
> >hard to reconcile it with the fact that kids at very young age do
> >laugh which suggest that it could be biological thing rather than
> >memetic thing. Could any of you guys speculate in this or recommend
> >specific readings about it?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
> I divide laughter into two types: the laughter that bursts forth in
> spite of your attempts to suppress it and laughter you use to express
> a feeling or communicate something. As an example of the latter, I
> talk about polite laughter used at a cocktail party or the exagerated
> laughter we use to express ROTFLMAO laughter. The difference between
> the two is that the first is spontaneous and not being used for some
> purpose while the second is a tool being used to communicate an idea.
>
> Grant
>
Two books to check out:
LAUGHING AND CRYING by Helmuth Plessner
LAUGHTER by Henri Bergson
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