If a tree falls in a forrest.....

I really couldn't care less

That's like asking the question:

"If I fart do you feel it?"

Okay maybe not. . .rollin' rollin' rollin'

I went with yes Razz Laughing

How come you still remember these questions? Shocked

Of course the tree makes a sound...duh!

How can sound exist if there's no one around to hear it?

But, yeah, I voted "yes," too.

what about the "i'm so high right now, i can here all the trees from inside my room, and they're telling me to right this" option?

Depends on if the tree happens to be the ever elusive "Ninjitsu Shinobi Tree".

This particular species of tree excels in stealth and guile...if it were to fall in the woods, I assure you it would make no sound...and you would be dead before you could draw your weapon.

However, any other tree would make a sound upon falling over.

To a shaman, the answer is yes . . . unless it were the last tree left standing on a dead earth, which is too sad to even think . . . because everything has awareness, even the other trees, rocks, and the earth itself.

To a scientist, the answer is yes: because the sound waves are created, according to the laws of physics, regardless of whether anyone else is present.

To an Information Specialist, the answer is no: because if there is no recipient of the sound, then it cannot truly exist.

But I am only the first two, so I say yes!

Still, if there can be multiple answers depending on one's perspective, then can there be a 'right' answer?

It depends on your logistics system. If you base this question on the fact that when anything causes frictional sound vibrations is a sound, then yes. But, if you count it on the system of vibrations entering the inner ear sending encoded nerve signals to the brain where they are deconstructed and properly arranged, then no. It all depends on what you consider sound.

OK now I have to dig out the episode where Adam killed Forrest in front of Buffy. I just got to see if a Forrest falling in a Forest made a sound or not & if he did make a sound was it only because Buffy & Adam were there?

Guess I just don't get these Philosloppy questions Evil or Very Mad

It depends on if no ones ever seen it. Because if the tree has never been seen, then it is likely that it does not exist. Because no one has ever seen it to have proof that it exists. So if the tree doesn't exist, then it didn't fall. So it made no noise. But then again I'm crazy and don't know what I'm talking about.

You may have taken philosphy in message boards to a whole other level!!!

I'm like that. See I have this theory where nothing exists unless there is absolute proof that it does. And if we have never seen it then there is no proof. So I'm thinking that in the center of the forrest theres got to be a lot of trees no ones ever seen, right? And one of thems got to fall eventually but because we don't know that such a tree exists it doesn't. So nothing in the center of the forrest fell because there is nothing there.

And of course the closely related question - If a husband says soemthing and his wife doesn't hear it, is he still wrong?

I don't exist!?! I'm invisible! *goes to steal some stuff*

of course, silly knoxie Laughing Wink

*Morphs into Buffy* "Don't know. Don't care."

I'd say YES. The sound is there, it exists, it is produced. If you just can't hear it, well, that's your problem.

And by the way, I'm a non-native english speaker so is the word "forrest", "forest", or both?

AHHH!! I don't know! I JUST DON'T KNOW!!! Sad

Question and reply

rollin'

Fogey!

rollin'

*goes to contemplate if she exists or not*

Philosophy lesson for the day, sponsored by Dr. Bruce of the Philosophy Department of the University of Wallamaloo. . . . and I quote:

I found the answer!

Thank you Kirsten, my philosophical life crisis is now over

uh...fire bad, tree pretty.......................................... Confused

If a tree falls in a Forrest... well, it produces a sound which is heared by Forrest before he gets smashed by the tree. I think.

If I fall in the forrest and no one is around to see me, do I still say "nobody saw that"?

ooh that's a good question NK. Hmm (ponders over thought) i'm not sure, but if i arrived in your home town, you'd definately hear me!!! Very Happy
I'd be screamin "SPIKE WHERE ARE YOU?!!" from the rooftops!!

PPPx

Was that you PPP? I thought it was some other nutter!

*stares blankly at topic*
So, what is it? is it audible or what?

Methinks so Mr First....but that's what the topic's about!!!

Do you like nuts original nutter from nutland?

not really no...

i tell you what tho, since bein back from Pylea i havn't been able to buy a decent bucket of Flib Liquor! Jeez!!
I think i'll go an stretch out on our Sofa of Hell. All that shouting from the rooftops has made me tired!

Sofa of comfort PPP....Sofa of comfort....

I've got some in the New Beginnings Drinks cabinet actually...stop by and ill give you some...