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The structure and phrasing work to tickle the part of my mind that enjoys juxtaposition, though, so that was nice at least.
One of the ways that we learn is "do X -> reward" and "don't do X -> no reward". But this is only training us one way - a positive way - about what is desirable.
How do you learn what is not desirable. "Don't touch the oven when its on" is something that you learn through "do Y -> punishment" ... but is there a "don't do Y -> reward" path that can be found? Is there a way to positively train the "don't do Y" paths?
A mother says to her son "don't forget to sweep the corners." The son replies "don't worry, I swept everything into the corner."
And somewhere, long ago, I recall a web page that had a short summary of each theory of humor and a joke that was not funny according to that theory. I doubt there will ever be a Grand Unified Theory of Humor.
There's a song that I find rather funny. This is to be sung to the tune of M*A*S*H's theme.
Through the upturned glass I see
a modified reality--
which proves pure reason kant critique
that beer reveals das ding an sich--
Consider this video https://youtu.be/rUibuIDNANg - is it funny? If so, why? Would "laughing at the misfortune of others" be a better explanation than "setup of expectations and punchline?"
Or consider some of the many PBF Comics. Consider https://pbfcomics.com/comics/nude-beach/ (NSFWish - there are nipples). This falls more into the "sneaking past the censors of taboo" classification.
https://pbfcomics.com/comics/battleship/ (this one is safe for work) also doesn't fall into the "setup expectation" since, what is the expectation of a rat and a bat playing battleship? If it is "the first frame is funny because of incongruity - then why is the third frame funny?" Would https://pbfcomics.com/comics/sir-leopold/ be better described with relief theory?
I suspect that a selection of PBF comics would be an excellent test of "pick which theory of humor best describes {comic} and why" for a philosophy class. Is it relief? misfortune of others? benign violation?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_line
Has a nice round up, though the section on the etymology of the term is a little disappointing.
The scientists involved must have been pretty shocked by this discovery. You might say they were... Reelin from the implications.
Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the veal!
We've all got different ways of handling it so the best we can hope for is some mutual compassion and thoughtfulness. One factor in that is to realize that the effect is more relevant than the intention.
Other than the citation needed, it is possible to avoid hurting _some_ people, with surprisingly minimal effort, even if you can never avoid hurting anyone ever.
The black-and-white argument you've presented - in its many forms of "if 100% outcome is not possible, it's worth 0% effort" - exists purely to absolve people of the responsibility to try.