07 Mar 07
Originally posted by eatmybishopas it was argued, it is a convention. the tree falls and it makes sound waves. that is one atom colides with and atom and so on. these vibrations are interpreted by human ear and translated into something which the brain understands(sound). so if nobody is there, there is also no sound.
how would the tree know there's no one in the forest so as to not make a sound?
08 Mar 07
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Originally posted by ZahlanziOn the other hand, it doesn't have to be a HUMAN ear to make it a sound. If there are birds, reptiles, most insects, rodents, mammals, they all have the same hearing connections to whatever passes for a brain with that bunch, it would still be a sound for them.
as it was argued, it is a convention. the tree falls and it makes sound waves. that is one atom colides with and atom and so on. these vibrations are interpreted by human ear and translated into something which the brain understands(sound). so if nobody is there, there is also no sound.
08 Mar 07
Originally posted by Zahlanzithats gotta be wrong.... anything that can translate sound waves into audible sense would understand... why do you limit hearing only to humans?
as it was argued, it is a convention. the tree falls and it makes sound waves. that is one atom colides with and atom and so on. these vibrations are interpreted by human ear and translated into something which the brain understands(sound). so if nobody is there, there is also no sound.
08 Mar 07
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Originally posted by eatmybishopYes. I think the point is..... If there is nothing with ears ( or hearing function) in the forest, a falling tree doesn't make a sound.
thats gotta be wrong.... anything that can translate sound waves into audible sense would understand... why do you limit hearing only to humans?
Furthermore, if a sqirrel farts, and there is nothing nearby with a nose, it doesn't make a smell.
And most importantly, if a quantum physicist comes up with a theory, and no-one is paying attention, no-one gets bored sh!tless.
08 Mar 07
Originally posted by ZahlanziThe human interpretation of sound is hearing. Sound as well as the sensation also means "mechanical vibrations being transmitted through an elastic medium", so sound is still produced (allegedly), it just isn't detected.
as it was argued, it is a convention. the tree falls and it makes sound waves. that is one atom colides with and atom and so on. these vibrations are interpreted by human ear and translated into something which the brain understands(sound). so if nobody is there, there is also no sound.