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Laughter came before language
Many anthropologists believe that language existed and evolved in the past few thousand years, but there is evidence suggesting that laughter arose from millions of years ago because we share the same structure of laughter with the great apes.
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Why tickling makes us laugh
From a historical perspective it is ironic that tickling in the modern era is considered to be a way to bond for parents and their children because a few centuries back tickling was a form of punishment.
Thanks to evolution laughter became a way for people to enjoy each ot...
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Laughter as a method of bonding
Laughter is a form of social bonding because it is contagious and allows us to show that we are non-threatening.
We laugh when we see or hear something funny. We laugh to show that we are being silly.
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Our fallacies and biases come from ancient times
We make quick assumptions, errors because of not seeing evidence and so many more erroneous thanks. This doesn't mean that our brain isn't smart, but that it helped us survive a thousand years ago and that our brain is still wired for the homo sapiens of 10.000 BC.
Language And The Way We Think
Language is a literal and linguistic tool that many believe is a fundamental basis of the way we think. Some have hypothesized (like the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis) that many languages do not have room for certain thought patterns, and are able to alter our thoughts.
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Language creates boundaries
There are many theories of how the world's languages might have diversified. The common thread is that languages are markers of social boundaries between human groups. People with a common language share a common means of communication.
Any factor that might create or weaken the s...
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