@Seal_Dealer general theory is that the mirth response is a kind of reward for debugging our active, committed, covertly introduced beliefs
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@Seal_Dealer so everything "funny" covertly introduces an active, committed belief (sometimes close to perception) and defeats it
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Two somewhat bawdy examples: this, and Adam Sandler's talking goat sketch https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9IhNuUjK6CI …pic.twitter.com/8jp5erocWe
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Basically Hurley Dennett & Adams http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/inside-jokes … explain why drawing eyes on things is funnypic.twitter.com/wSeGiraMc3
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@sarahdoingthing too smart! -
@otisfunkmeyer my best tweet-length condensation of an entire book yet - 2 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing definitely one there though. I've seen cats get that look and they ARE thinking what it looks like they are thinking -
@vgr there's a mind there, just not the kind we're primed to perceive (hungry tanning bed is clearer but I was hesitant to lead with him) - 3 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing There is a mind here; you just cannot directly communicate to it -
@FatherOfNun yeah it's not the KIND of mind you were covertly invited to perceive
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