Not a philosophical question.

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
No.

(Well, actually, yes. The experiment is flawed, because the cat itself is also macroscopic ("an observer"😉. But assuming a quantum-physical cat, as the experiment has to do to work, the answer is no.)

Richard

Ok, this is stupid. Making colon-dash-paren function as a graphic smiley, all very well. But paren-full stop? That's a real combination...

Richard

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
But paren-full stop? That's a real combination...

If no one see the real combination, is it really real?
If no one hear the sound of a falling tree, is it then silent?
If no one thinks about quantum mechanics, is there then any quantum mechanics?
Does the universe exists if I close my eyes?

Originally posted by Mark Charles Stevens
If my GCSE physics serves me well, then it creates sound waves but no actual sound unless an actual ear is there to hear it.

If a thing cannot exist until it is perceived, then for a deaf/blind mute nothing would exist?

Originally posted by Myst
If a thing cannot exist until it is perceived, then for a deaf/blind mute nothing would exist?

They can still perceive!