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If a tree falls and nobody is around to hear it does anybody hear it?
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∙ 14y ago
Well of course he is. An entire forest can fall and men will still be wrong.
Yes we would be........Damned if we tell the truth, and damned if we don't. Either way, we're up a tree.
Maybe that's why the tree fell? And the moral of that is.....if men would keep their feet planted firmly on the ground, they wouldn't have to be "up a tree".
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoWell, yes, the tree really fell. Anyone could go to it and see that it was on the ground, and calculate that the tree had fallen at some point in time.
The real question is, "If a tree fell in a forest, and there was no one there, would there be a sound?"
Of course, the answer is, "yes", because sound is made of sound waves, and from the laws of physics and common experience, we know that a falling tree would make many sound waves.
Don't let a philosopher tell you any different.
Even though this is a traditional philosophical question.
I agree with the above answer. Actually, the trick to this question is that you cannot answer it incorrectly. It is true that the tree made a sound, since a sound is, by definition, a wave produced by a vibration or rapidly expanding air, the former of which was produced by the tree's falling. It is also true that the tree did not make a sound, existentially speaking. Though the tree did fall, there was no one around to interpret the fact that a sound came from it, so it may as well not exist.
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∙ 11y agoThe answer is obvious. If a tree falls it will make a thump noise/sound whether or not someone hears it. So the answer is yes, it will make a sound.
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If a tree falls it will make pressure waves in the atmosphere. Pressure waves can be detected - put your fingers on a balloon in a noisy place and you can pick up the vibrations tingling your fingertips but you cannot interpret and classify them - your fingers are not experiencing sounds.
Pressure waves are a thing of physics, but sounds are a thing of philosophy. Only your ears and your brain can receive pressure waves and then interpret those as sounds.
Are all pressure waves heard by humans sounds? No, anything below 10 Hertz and over 20 kiloHertz cannot be heard. Those pressure waves exist, but are completely silent. A human can hear a limited range of pressure wave frequencies as sound. Only a human (and certain higher animals) can do this.
When the tree falls, pressure waves in the atmosphere will happen, the balloon will vibrate, but the vibrations will be meaningless without someone to interpret them. So the answer is no, it will not make a sound.
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∙ 14y agoTechnically, no
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If a tree falls and nobody is around to hear it does it still make a sound?
Yes, the tree falling would still create vibrations in the air that we would classify as sound. Sound is a physical phenomenon that occurs regardless of whether it is perceived by a person.
Who said if a tree falls in the woods and there is nobody around to hear it does it make a sound?
The phrase "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" is a philosophical question that has been attributed to a variety of sources, including Bishop George Berkeley and George Washington Carver. It is often used to prompt discussion about the nature of reality and perception.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobodys around to hear it did it really fall?
Yes, the tree fell regardless of whether someone heard it or not. The falling of the tree is a physical event that occurred regardless of an observer.
If a tree falls down in a forest and nobodys around will it make a sound?
Yes, the falling tree will generate sound waves whether or not there is anyone there to hear them. Sound is a vibration that travels through the air, and the falling tree will create these vibrations regardless of whether someone is there to perceive them.
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to hear it does it still make a sound?
Yes because sound waves exist even if people aren't in the area.
If a tree falls and nobody hears is does it still make a noise?
No because sound is something you hear and if no one hears it, there is no sound.
If a tree falls on a Squirrel in the middle of the woods and nobody was around to hear it does it make a sound?
yes The squirrel heard it (a little too late) unless it was deaf ,and if it were then, No. Without any animals with ears around it didn't make a sound.
How do you change this sentence to past form - nobody can hear us.?
The sentence "nobody can hear us" in past tense is "nobody could hear us".
If a tree fell in the wild and no one saw it would you it make a sound?
If a tree falls but nobody is around to hear it, the tree will not make a sound. It will make sound waves, but it isn't sound unless somebody is around to transfer the waves into actual sound.
If a guy farts and nobody is around to hear it does it make a smell?
Err yeah- lol!! :)
What is the difference between anybody and anyone?
they mean the same thing. ex can anybody hear me? and can anyone hear me?
If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it does it make a sound?
Yes, the falling tree still produces sound waves even if no one is around to hear it. Sound is a physical phenomenon that occurs regardless of whether there is someone present to perceive it.
