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All the ideas for 'reports', '14: Superstition' and 'Laughter'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour

12172

Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton]

12169

Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton]

12170

Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton]

12173

The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality

12174

Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism

5957	Absurd superstitions make people atheist, not disharmony in nature [Plutarch]