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VIEWPOINTS: How important is having a sense of humor to your faith? Does your creator have a sense of humor?

Charlie Chaplin once said, "A day without laughter is a day wasted."

And there's plenty to laugh about if we take a pause from the drama of the day-to-day and take a look around.

Read the full Viewpoints question here or continue on to the response below.

God makes life hysterical

God makes life hysterical. God languishes in the joy that is produced through existence. 

Existence is such a preposterous concept that we are only endowed with the bare minimum of cognizance of its dimensions. Such that, we may only see the storyboard of our own divine comedy, and not be burdened with a deeper, sacred subtext. We laugh at the sight gags and slapstick designed for the kids, whilst the holy adults chuckle under their breath at the inside jokes. 

To say God possesses a "sense" of humor is an understatement. One could argue God IS humor or, at least, the source of it all. Well done Deity, we are all laughing.

Topics: Faith, Doctrine & Practice
Beliefs: Buddhism
Tags: god and humor, god and sense of humor

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I need to be able to laugh

Whenever I wonder if there is a sense of humor in the world I look at all the beauty we find and are inspired by in the natural world, and then how hard we work to change it. Think of the lowly dandelions in our yard, those beautiful puff balls of seeds that float so beautifully on a summer breeze.
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God’s humor

Have you ever pondered the wide variety of creatures on this earth? Everything from dogs and cats (whose antics often produce laughter) to zebras, giraffes, platypuses, and some pretty spectacular (and amusing) sea creatures.
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I consider humor to be an essential

I consider humor to be an essential – I enjoy it, and it’s a coping technique, when coping is needed.
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