Why We Laugh - The Inner Life (Encore) - September 4, 2026
IL – Father John Paul Erickson joins Deacon Patrick Conley to discuss Why We Laugh
(5:43) How is laughter a uniquely human trait?
(20:09) Nick - Appropriate laughter and why we laugh. Altar server trying to light a candle. All of a sudden, people were laughing after he tried so many times. It has to be tempered with the appropriateness of the situation.
(24:38) Break 1
Did Jesus have a sense of Humor?
(30:58) Rose - Humor. I'm 87. Humor has helped me in my last stages to continue without having to complain so much.
(38:04) Break 2
Pauline - Joke: Pastor and bus driver. Both die at the…
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