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Post by Yankeefan1955 on Apr 28, 2014 5:50:21 GMT -5
The ole "if a tree falls question"
Do you think someone needs to observe the sound for it to count?
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Post by Cybrus on Apr 28, 2014 20:47:21 GMT -5
You don't need proof for it to it exist.
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Post by Vladimir Kortensky on Apr 28, 2014 21:00:20 GMT -5
You don't need proof for it to it exist. Then how do you know they exist? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2014 22:20:45 GMT -5
There is not sound for me bcz I'm deaf person except I can feel lotta vibration. If there is a earthquake and nobody can feel it it means there is not a earthquake? Maybe its not the same I donno.
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Post by Jena Skrosky on Apr 29, 2014 5:31:46 GMT -5
There is not sound for me bcz I'm deaf person except I can feel lotta vibration. If there is a earthquake and nobody can feel it it means there is not a earthquake? Maybe its not the same I donno. What if you arent in the area? What about the whole "if a tree falls in the forest" question? |
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Post by Creative on Apr 29, 2014 5:32:20 GMT -5
^For me... I hve a concept of sound, so I'd rationalize that it must have made a sound. Nothing else in my previous experience indiciates that it wouldnt
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Post by Jena Skrosky on Apr 29, 2014 5:33:19 GMT -5
I know. It's hard to think about. It's a good question.
I mean I never saw Santa as a child to believe in Him.
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Post by Creative on Apr 29, 2014 5:36:21 GMT -5
I think you answered your own question.
Existence is more based on faith.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2014 6:39:14 GMT -5
There is not sound for me bcz I'm deaf person except I can feel lotta vibration. If there is a earthquake and nobody can feel it it means there is not a earthquake? Maybe its not the same I donno. What if you arent in the area? What about the whole "if a tree falls in the forest" question? If I'm not at it still it was a earthquake I think. |
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Post by boots on Apr 29, 2014 8:04:19 GMT -5
It's a good question. Do you need to see, hear or feel to know something is there?
If you are missing all three of those, it's hard to process the existence of anything.
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Post by SuperShark on Apr 29, 2014 10:50:24 GMT -5
I think to a point that perception is needed, but it's rare to not have any of your senses.
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Post by achintya on Apr 29, 2014 13:54:13 GMT -5
It's all about semantics.
If a tree falls in the woods, it makes sound waves whether anyone is there or not.
So the only question is, what does sound mean?
According to Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
Sound is vibration in air and water that stimulate the nerves inside the ears to create the sensation of hearing.
According to that definition, it does not make a sound because the nerves are not stimulated inside anyone's ears.
But, according to Macmillan Dictionary, sound is:
something that you can hear
According to that definition, it does make a sound because it is something that you can hear but it doesn't require that it actually be heard.
I think the question has limited value as a semantical question and even less as a philosophical question. As in most cases, that is my opinion.
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Post by Eric Matthews on Apr 29, 2014 14:51:59 GMT -5
^It's interesting how even different definitions of the same word offer different implications.
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