Re: Questions

Posted by alexandra_k on December 23, 2004, at 17:09:49

In reply to Re: Questions, posted by Tabitha on December 23, 2004, at 11:24:09

You could have a go...
Lots of people have tried...
Reading some of their answers can be helpful...
Understanding the questions - even more so.
e.g.,
Q
'if a tree falls in the woods and there is nobody there to hear it then does it make a sound?'
A
Depends what you mean by sound
IF sound is vibrations on the eardrum
then if there ain't an eardrum around
THEN there is no sound.
Whereas IF sound is a 'thing in the world' not in the ear, well
THEN yes. It does indeed.
(Of course then the real question becomes 'and what is the nature of sound? Is it a thing in the ear or a thing in the world? I think there is no easy answer to that one...)
(Sorry, I am in a very literal frame of mind today)

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