Humor, objective or subjective?

I have spent the past month in the central part of The Czech Republic. This month long trip is part of the 9 month college program I am partaking in for this year called Impact360(http://www.impact360.net). Ther are 18 students in four countries. The main object of this trip is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have been working with IMB missionaries in all these places. The main task this month, and our reason for being in country, has been to teach English to students. Well, it's more like we help them with their speaking skills but, you get the point. The point of all this is, I have found it difficult to speak with some students. Something that always seems to go well however, is a joke or something humorous. I have been thinking about humor for quite some time but, this month has invoked even more thought on the subject. Where does humor come from? Is it just a neuron that fires in our brain or is it something more? What makes something funny? Is it completely subjective or is there an objective standard for humor? I seek to answer these questions. It seems that there are some things that only Americans would laugh at while Czech's have their own jokes. However, it seems whether I'm in the U.S or the Czech Republic or South America, people will always laugh when I make funny faces. Wow, even the sound of that makes me wonder. What is a "funny" face? So, what makes something funny? I think that this subject calls for a creator. I don't know how you can define humor or joy as a just a synapse without asking "what causes the synapse?" I think God created us with a sense of humor. He gave us the ability to laugh and experience joy and humor. I see no other explanation. The thought process is forever tedious yet, I enjoy a good long thought.

Just for Starters

I'm not much of a philosopher, yet. I am a thinker and I desire to be an intellectual evangelical. I love the world of ideas. I love ideas. I enjoy going over them and examining the implications of them. I'm also very into music. I live for worship and enjoy playing the guitar and singing. This blog is just some thoughts of mine on some of these subjects.