Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.

Mock the devil, and he will flee from thee.

Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.

A characteristic of intuitive solutions and new ideas is that of being obvious once they are discovered.

Perception is real even when it is not reality.

Child mortality since 2000 is down by 2.65 million a year. That's a rate of 7,256 children's lives saved each day. ... It drives me nuts that most people don't seem to know this news.

It's always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor.