Humor is indeed a science, and we can explain it scientifically. It’s been done. Just as narrative arcs are constrained by a grammar and semantics, so is humor – to particular rules. Outside of which humor fails. Unfortunately, like all narrative arcs, it’s class dependent.
You know, you can learn a lot playing verbal tennis with me. Most people do. Or… well, most people with more than room temperature IQ’s do…. Humor is an exceptional means of educating those lacking agency to pursue truth alone.
loz
Category: Science, Physics, and Philosophy of Science
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Humor is indeed a science, and we can explain it scientifically. It’s been done.
Humor is indeed a science, and we can explain it scientifically. It’s been done. Just as narrative arcs are constrained by a grammar and semantics, so is humor – to particular rules. Outside of which humor fails. Unfortunately, like all narrative arcs, it’s class dependent.
You know, you can learn a lot playing verbal tennis with me. Most people do. Or… well, most people with more than room temperature IQ’s do…. Humor is an exceptional means of educating those lacking agency to pursue truth alone.
loz
Source date (UTC): 2018-01-19 20:25:00 UTC
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Humor is indeed a science, and we can explain it scientifically. It’s been done.
Humor is indeed a science, and we can explain it scientifically. It’s been done. Just as narrative arcs are constrained by a grammar and semantics, so is humor – to particular rules. Outside of which humor fails. Unfortunately, like all narrative arcs, it’s class dependent. You know, you can learn a lot playing verbal tennis with me. Most people do. Or… well, most people with more than room temperature IQ’s do…. Humor is an exceptional means of educating those lacking agency to pursue truth alone. loz -
Technically, mathematics is a logic, not a science. Axioms can be declared = log
Technically, mathematics is a logic, not a science. Axioms can be declared = logic. Laws must be discovered and cannot be declared = science. One can model science with axioms, but it remains logic, not science. ie? STEM = “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”. -cheers -
Technically, mathematics is a logic, not a science. Axioms can be declared = log
Technically, mathematics is a logic, not a science. Axioms can be declared = logic. Laws must be discovered and cannot be declared = science. One can model science with axioms, but it remains logic, not science. ie? STEM = “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”. -cheers
Source date (UTC): 2018-01-14 21:04:00 UTC
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Technically, mathematics is a logic, not a science. Axioms can be declared = log
Technically, mathematics is a logic, not a science. Axioms can be declared = logic. Laws must be discovered and cannot be declared = science. One can model science with axioms, but it remains logic, not science. ie? STEM = “Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”. -cheers -
My answer to Why did it take humanity so long to invent science?
My answer to Why did it take humanity so long to invent science? https://www.quora.com/Why-did-it-take-humanity-so-long-to-invent-science/answer/Curt-Doolittle?share=363c488a
Source date (UTC): 2017-12-29 04:32:16 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/946599726228606981
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Why Did It Take Humanity So Long To Invent Science?
Science uses measurement (a form of competition, believe it or not) to extend perception, and eliminate ignorance, error, bias, wishful thinking, suggestion, obscurantism and deceit. In other words, science is the means by which we seek to speak truthfully.
Science evolved out of european common law of torts (resolution of disputes over property between equals), which led from the jury, to the ‘thang’ to the ‘senate’. This led to ‘scientific’ debate. This led to reason. Reason led to aristotelian pre-science. (He studied constitutions). Bacon was a lawyer. That law led to empiricism. Empiricism led to science.
Law under competition (western law) led to science.
Language evolved to negotiate, not to speak truthfully.Religion hindered law. (Religion is an attempt to state wisdom literature is true)
Only the west invented it. You can see the chinese come close. No one else comes close. Even the persians were using what we call science for superstitious purposes.
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-it-take-humanity-so-long-to-invent-science
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Why Did It Take Humanity So Long To Invent Science?
Science uses measurement (a form of competition, believe it or not) to extend perception, and eliminate ignorance, error, bias, wishful thinking, suggestion, obscurantism and deceit. In other words, science is the means by which we seek to speak truthfully.
Science evolved out of european common law of torts (resolution of disputes over property between equals), which led from the jury, to the ‘thang’ to the ‘senate’. This led to ‘scientific’ debate. This led to reason. Reason led to aristotelian pre-science. (He studied constitutions). Bacon was a lawyer. That law led to empiricism. Empiricism led to science.
Law under competition (western law) led to science.
Language evolved to negotiate, not to speak truthfully.Religion hindered law. (Religion is an attempt to state wisdom literature is true)
Only the west invented it. You can see the chinese come close. No one else comes close. Even the persians were using what we call science for superstitious purposes.
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-it-take-humanity-so-long-to-invent-science
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My answer to Why are people so sure the current experts in science can’t be wron
My answer to Why are people so sure the current experts in science can’t be wrong when history has shown they have … https://www.quora.com/Why-are-people-so-sure-the-current-experts-in-science-cant-be-wrong-when-history-has-shown-they-have-been-wrong-many-times-before-2/answer/Curt-Doolittle?share=b1ead2df
Source date (UTC): 2017-12-16 02:38:28 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/941860046220222465