Philosophy of Funny, aka Humor Gets a Bad Rap When people are asked what’s important in their lives, they often mention humor. Sense of humor nears the top of the most wanted traits couples want most in a partner. Since ancient times, over 3,000 years, philosophers have claimed dominion over all that is important in life, but...
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What is Funny? Table Topics
What IS Funny These table topic questions below accompany our speech: Philosophy of Humor. According to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s, Philosophy of Humor, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/humor/ ‘When people are asked what’s important in their lives, they often mention humor. Couples listing the traits they prize in their spouses usually put “sense of humor” at or near the top. Philosophers...
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We came to an agreement several years ago, the four of us among countless as yet unknowns, that since Chaos insists upon 3:00 A.M. crying sessions we should establish ground rules so at least three of us can get some sleep. Our female birth was a disappointment. Everyone involved prayed for a boy…Had I been a boy,...
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Acknowledge the Shadow What is it that you do not tell yourself? Control, the brain’s Inner Guard protects the id, ego, and superego from harm. The Id, ego, and superego collude to prevent awareness of uncomfortable truths about ourselves which prevent us from acknowledging the role we play in that search which contributes to what we find...
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It’s probably a maturity thing as we progress from the comfortable safety of infancy and enter the Brave New World. It’s only natural to want to drag the security blanket into adulthood and be sheltered by a myriad system of government laws, rules and regulations designed to protect us from ourselves. Every generation makes a collective stand...
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Human Experimentation in Science Fiction Altered Carbon Total Recall Avatar Iron Man Transformers I-Robot We’re down here in the pool fighting with each other over trifles while we allow ourselves to become divided into blocs, types, interests, cataloged, fondled, mutilated stapled and placed into the round file. 1909 Virginian Progressive eugenicists authorized doctors to sterilize ethnic...
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We got accused of lecturing, not listening, so we lectured our theory how they could come to that conclusion. That’s a bit Spock-like isn’t it?
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How to Fight Brain Softening Buy your children age inappropriate toys and let them discover the pain of victory. Read and learn about that which most vexes you in order to determine for yourself the difference between what is real and what is manipulative propaganda. Treat commercial advertising as a personal science experiment. Peruse every advertisement to...
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Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Seven requirements: Human oversight, Technical robustness, Privacy and data governance, Transparency, Fairness, Well-being, Accountability The main fields involved in robot ethics are: Robotics, Computer science, Artificial intelligence, Philosophy, Ethics, Theology, Biology, Physiology, Cognitive science, Neurosciences, Law, Sociology, Psychology, Industrial design the foundation for robot ethics was Runaround (story), a science fiction short...
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In a civilized society, a modicum of grooming and maintenance is required for an individual to successfully exist. This means some chores are required for everyone, man, woman or child, rich or poor. Chores are how we learn the habits of grooming and maintenance. Chores activate the Pecking Order Genes POG’s, which I’ll discuss further. Definition of...
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