28 JAN 2008The Keats horseshoe principleKeats and the horseshoe [4902] is a very old joke, but it solves the paradoxes of must be funny. The common view of the one commandment is it's a joke, and acting as if it's serious compounds the joke. Being truly serious about funny is a no-no, and 8618 says missionaries must perfect their disbelief before they're qualified to preach must be funny as ultimate truth. At the same time 8662 said seriousness in pursuit of funny is no vice. That comes under acting as if, and the seriousness is a joke. Acting as if is the key that unites the serious/not serious conundrum. We act out the funny nonsense, and faithfully follow the divine algorithm, for the humor that's in it and the benefits we can rip off on the side. Must be funny is the magic horseshoe. We don't believe it for a minute, but if we act it out as a joke we'll find we're in a funny world of good luck.
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