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[Boerseun]

Laughter is like an orgasm. It's Nature's way of rewarding you for something well done.

Think about it: Coitus is pretty much gross. If there was no such a thing as orgasm, we wouldn't be doing it. I'm not picking a girl's nose, firstly cause it's gross, and secondly it simply does nothing for me. If there was no such a thing as an orgasm, sex wouldn't do anything for me as well. So Nature invented that most brilliant of inventive inventions, the orgasm, as a way of ensuring that animals procreate.

Same with laughter. Humans are social animals, and their welfare depends on the integrity of the social fibre of the specific tribe under discussion. And laughter serves as a tool to reinforce the social structure, and the feeling of 'belonging' to a tribe.

I guess.