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I previously asked members here if they think that God has *reasonable expectations for us: like say he might expect a chronic alcoholic to have the conviction to walk a different route home so as to avoid the temptation of his local bar, but wouldn’t expect the same alcoholic to resist a shot of Vodka suddenly being waved under his nose at some celebratory event where he was unaware there would be alcohol.
I guess I’m talking about the compulsions that we humans have and what can realistically be expected. If we take humour, can it seriously be expected that people shouldn’t find inappropriate jokes funny? Is that something that we even have control over? Also, isn’t at least a lot of humour funny *because it is transcending/touching appropriateness in a surprising or abstract way? Also, isn’t there an involuntary element to the act of laughing anyway - bit like a hiccup?
I guess I’m talking about the compulsions that we humans have and what can realistically be expected. If we take humour, can it seriously be expected that people shouldn’t find inappropriate jokes funny? Is that something that we even have control over? Also, isn’t at least a lot of humour funny *because it is transcending/touching appropriateness in a surprising or abstract way? Also, isn’t there an involuntary element to the act of laughing anyway - bit like a hiccup?
