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  1. A quotation from Bill Watterson

       CALVIN: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us?
       HOBBES: I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
       CALVIN: (after a pause) I can’t tell if that’s funny or really scary.

    Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
    Calvin and Hobbes (1991-03-03)

    More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81815…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #absurdity #evolution #existence #humancondition #humannature #humor #incomprehensibility #laughter #life #makesense #naturalselection #nonsense #reality #senseofhumor

  2. A quotation from Bill Watterson

       CALVIN: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us?
       HOBBES: I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
       CALVIN: (after a pause) I can’t tell if that’s funny or really scary.

    Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
    Calvin and Hobbes (1991-03-03)

    More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81815…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #absurdity #evolution #existence #humancondition #humannature #humor #incomprehensibility #laughter #life #makesense #naturalselection #nonsense #reality #senseofhumor

  3. A quotation from Bill Watterson

       CALVIN: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us?
       HOBBES: I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
       CALVIN: (after a pause) I can’t tell if that’s funny or really scary.

    Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
    Calvin and Hobbes (1991-03-03)

    More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81815…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #absurdity #evolution #existence #humancondition #humannature #humor #incomprehensibility #laughter #life #makesense #naturalselection #nonsense #reality #senseofhumor

  4. A quotation from Bill Watterson

       CALVIN: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us?
       HOBBES: I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
       CALVIN: (after a pause) I can’t tell if that’s funny or really scary.

    Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
    Calvin and Hobbes (1991-03-03)

    More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81815…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #absurdity #evolution #existence #humancondition #humannature #humor #incomprehensibility #laughter #life #makesense #naturalselection #nonsense #reality #senseofhumor

  5. A quotation from Bill Watterson

       CALVIN: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity. We laugh at nonsense. We like it. We think it’s funny. Don’t you think it’s odd that we appreciate absurdity? Why would we develop that way? How does it benefit us?
       HOBBES: I suppose if we couldn’t laugh at things that don’t make sense, we couldn’t react to a lot of life.
       CALVIN: (after a pause) I can’t tell if that’s funny or really scary.

    Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
    Calvin and Hobbes (1991-03-03)

    More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/81815…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #absurdity #evolution #existence #humancondition #humannature #humor #incomprehensibility #laughter #life #makesense #naturalselection #nonsense #reality #senseofhumor

  6. A quotation from Thomas Fuller

    Thou art not bound to believe any one positively against thy Reason, which God hath given thee to be thy Guide.

    Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
    Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2019 (1727)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #belief #divinegift #God #intellect #makesense #rationality #reason

  7. Très heureuse de voir @make_sense arriver sur Piaille !

    Si vous faites partie de celles et ceux qui cherchent à "changer le système pour changer le monde", réservez-leur le meilleur accueil 🤗

    Pour reprendre leurs mots : "depuis 10 ans, makesense crée des outils et des programmes de mobilisation collective pour permettre à tous et à toutes de passer à l’action et de construire une société inclusive et durable."

    makesense.org/

    #impact #makesense

  8. Amazing experience on my first visit to the Design Museum today… #AlWeiWei #MakeSense #DesignMuseum #London 💁‍♀️

  9. All the columns in all mastodon readers should put the newest info at the bottom. #ShouldBe

    Almost all languages read from top down. #MakeSense

    Getting batches of new posts then scrolling back down and trying to find where you were--is silly.

    It would be nice to ** at the least ** get back to where you were before loading the latest batch.

  10. @ricardotedim se vivêssemos numa simulação criada por seres inteligentes e avançados, eles retiravam do código dos simulados a ideia de poderem ser uma simulação #makesense