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QUESTION Atheist Comedians - YouTube

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snytiger6 9 Feb 27
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Funny!
Most people in comedy, even showbiz in general, seem to be liberal atheists, probably because of the high IQ requirements of humor.

I mean there is a lot of dumb humor. There is no IQ requirement
for humor.

@Billiwip "Researchers in Austria recently discovered that funny people, particularly those who enjoy dark humor, have higher IQs than their less funny peers. They argue that it takes both cognitive and emotional ability to process and produce humor. Their analysis shows that funny people have higher verbal and nonverbal intelligence, and they score lower in mood disturbance and aggressiveness.

Not only are funny people smart, they’re nice to be around. Evidence suggests that having a good sense of humor is linked to high emotional intelligence and is a highly desirable quality in a partner. Evolutionary psychologists describe humor as a “heritable trait” that signals mental fitness and intellectual agility to prospective mates. In studies of attractiveness, both men and women rate funny people as more attractive, and cite having a good sense of humor as being one of the most important traits in a long-term partner."

Funny people have higher IQs. Here's why [newsweek.com]

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While essayist/food critic/architectural historian/social commentator Jonathan Meades isn't a comedian, he's often very funny (and always very interesting) - and he's a committed humanist/atheist who frequently makes amusing digs at religion in his films. Most of them are on YouTube, and he's worth a search.

Jnei Level 8 Feb 27, 2018
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