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Comment author: James_Miller 01 June 2012 04:27:55PM 2 points [-]

Humor is the brain rewarding us for finding errors and inconsistencies in our thinking.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 01 June 2012 06:34:49PM 9 points [-]

How does this account for the use of humor in mocking outgroup members?

Comment author: James_Miller 01 June 2012 07:04:37PM 10 points [-]

It doesn't.