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#7
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
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#8
and by definition, a sound is something that is perceived only by humans
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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
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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
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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
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#14
It’s quite literally impossible for there to be no life whatsoever in a forest
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#16
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
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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...
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around, does it make a sound?