From Faith to Fun

The Role of Humor in a Secular World

Abstract

The problem of paradox, which is important in Scripture and in modern life, may be taken seriously or dismissed with humor. Humor may subvert faith in a secularized society when it is used to interpret paradox. Fun, used as a euphemism, is that form of humor which trivializes paradox with its interpretation. As a world-view, fun functions as a religion when it brings order into a world of disorder, and consistency to that which is inconsistent. The result is a culture of fun which may distort our perception of the created world and our place in it.