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Still a whole tree falling down
Just no one can hear it doesn’t mean it didn’t make a sound. That’s like saying if I didn’t see a certain car, it mustn’t exist
No one could here it, doesn’t mean I don’t make a sound
May 12, 2025
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#10
Well, in your scenario, you are a human, and you are the one making the sound. The condition in the tree scenario is that no living things are around
May 12, 2025
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#11
Flow3rb0y wrote:
Just no one can hear it doesn’t mean it didn’t make a sound. That’s like saying if I didn’t see a certain car, it mustn’t exist
existing is different from hearing. It's like you're saying 1 is the same is 3
It isn’t?
May 12, 2025
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carboninhaler wrote:
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around, does it make a sound?
Yeah, cause the squirrels definitely heard that crash
It’s quite literally impossible for there to be no life whatsoever in a forest
May 12, 2025
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#15
If no one hears the crash, there’s no proof it happened, so it’s unknown. But since we always hear a sound when a tree falls, we assume it still makes a sound even if no one’s around. Then, maybe the tree only makes a sound if someone’s there to hear it...
the tree does not make a sound.
a sound is a concept formed by your brain, because your ears detect the vibrations in the air.
it makes vibrations, both in the ground and the air, but that is not sound.
again, the sound is made up by our brains, and other creatures brains, and therefore is not truly real
a sound is a concept formed by your brain, because your ears detect the vibrations in the air.
it makes vibrations, both in the ground and the air, but that is not sound.
again, the sound is made up by our brains, and other creatures brains, and therefore is not truly real
Maybe, but then we’d all be schinzos
May 12, 2025
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BlueHairedBoy13 wrote:
the tree does not make a sound.
a sound is a concept formed by your brain, because your ears detect the vibrations in the air.
it makes vibrations, both in the ground and the air, but that is not sound.
again, the sound is made up by our brains, and other creatures brains, and therefore is not truly real
a sound is a concept formed by your brain, because your ears detect the vibrations in the air.
it makes vibrations, both in the ground and the air, but that is not sound.
again, the sound is made up by our brains, and other creatures brains, and therefore is not truly real
You're being picky about the word "sound", but the core of the OP's question can be rephrased as: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, does it make a vibration?"
And then, the question still leaves room for debate...
May 12, 2025
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HRIsAfraidOfMe wrote:
carboninhaler wrote:
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around, does it make a sound?
Yeah, cause the squirrels definitely heard that crash
By no one, I mean no living thing that can sense sound
May 12, 2025
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#20
HRIsAfraidOfMe wrote:
BlueHairedBoy13 wrote: the tree does not make a sound.
a sound is a concept formed by your brain, because your ears detect the vibrations in the air.
it makes vibrations, both in the ground and the air, but that is not sound.
again, the sound is made up by our brains, and other creatures brains, and therefore is not truly real
a sound is a concept formed by your brain, because your ears detect the vibrations in the air.
it makes vibrations, both in the ground and the air, but that is not sound.
again, the sound is made up by our brains, and other creatures brains, and therefore is not truly real
You're being picky about the word "sound", but the core of the OP's question can be rephrased as: "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, does it make a vibration?"
And then, the question still leaves room for debate...
The definition of a sound is: "
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vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear."
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around, does it make a sound?