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Why do humans smile? No other animals smile, yet the smile is common to all human cultures. Where did that convention come from? Is it an evolutionary thing or a cultural concept that is taught?

>> No.3535148

>>3535121

an attribute of Consciousness, which is unique only to humans.

>> No.3535161

Well, chimps "smile" (bare teeth) as a sign of aggression, but humans do this to, as a anticapatory grimace. We can smile from pleasure or anger towards something.

Dogs also do this.

You know when you're really angry and you just laugh? Its kind of the same thing. Except it also works with happiness because one can be happy for different reasons: I.E: I'm so mad I shouldn't be smiling, but I'm doing to because I'm gonna fuck you up.

>> No.3535168

>>3535121
uh, monkies smile.

wtf is wrong with you?

>> No.3535190

>>3535168

Im saying smiling in happiness and smiling (or laughing dissociatively in anger) are connected. People feel feelings of pleasure when getting revenge, etc. and they laugh. Laughing is connected to smiling.

>> No.3535222

>>3535190
who cares what you call your worthless emotion. It's likely just an abstract of the same instinct.

Now run along snowflake, you ain't special.

>> No.3535223

>>3535121
missing a tail to signal happiness, joyfulness. Had to improvise, hence smile.

>> No.3535235

Because we smile upon <span class="math">y = x^2[/spoiler] and frown upon <span class="math">y = -x^2[/spoiler]?

>> No.3535245

>>3535222
Troll detected.

>> No.3535254 [DELETED] 

>your face when human facial emotions are the same across all cultures.

>> No.3535277

>>3535245
reality disassociate detected. Alert the media, humans have abstracted their instincts to signify other mental processes.

>> No.3535289

>>3535277
>>3535277
>>3535277

As a person contemplating my own insanity lately, I'm really glad your post didn't refer to me.

3535235 here.

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3535296

Why do cats purr, no other animal purrs.

>> No.3535308

>>3535277
My god you're a bad troll
0/10

>> No.3535323

>>3535308
My god you're a bad troll
0/10

>> No.3535329

>>3535323
My god you're a bad troll
0/10

>> No.3535347
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3535347

>>3535308
Cause it ain't a troll moron.

A monkey smile is the same instinct as a human smile. We just happen to have more levels of abstraction to it, call it naunce. You'll still see the same thing.

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3535365

A long long time ago we used to have big ass canine teeth, we used them to rip the throats out of potential sexual rivals and would bare them at everyone so they would know how awesome you where. One lovely throat ripping day some female said I don't like my man demanding sex so much I'm still sore form five minutes ago so she left and found some loaner out in wilderness he bore his pitiful teeth at her but instead of thinking 'what a man' she thought ill bet he's not such an ass. And that my friends is love.

>> No.3535369

>>3535222
Please don't procreate.

>> No.3535370

>>3535347
Whatever, you got caught, stop trying to deny your trolling.