>Here's an odd question... Why do humans laugh? No other animals do.
I was under the impression that monkeys laugh. Ever seen chimpanzees?
They certainly seem to understand humor (albeit rather unsubtle :) and
are capable of laughter. Or is it something else?
>The question is then no longer, 'how do the alien races laugh' but 'DO they
>laugh?' I admit that roleplaying an alien would get almost TOO alien
>without laughter and the ability to laugh. But in a realistic sence I wonder
>if it really would happen.
I see laughter as a result of higher, abstract reasoning and a social
structure that allows leasure time and informality. Alien races on a
level equal or beyond that of man (technologically and socially) ought
to have ensured the evolution of humor and a way of expressing
appreciation of humor (lauhgter). I find the question of 'to be or
not to be' with regard to humor rather uninteresting. I find it more
interesting to ponder _what_, based on social life, etc., constitues
humor in the various alien societies.
/mvH
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