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Old 10-30-2006, 09:11 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by DanaC
When it comes right down to it.....we have a tendency to make the most awful aspects of our world a source of humour. Does that negate the awfulness of the subject? In some cases yes....in other cases no.
"I laugh, because I dare not cry."
Humor, black humor especially, has always been a way to deal with the unbearable. The worse a tragedy is, the more important that people be able to claim it however they wish.
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The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.
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