2006-06-16 22:13:00 · 21 answers · asked by sadat s 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
if someone farts and you're not around, is there a smell? uh yes, that's what it does. just because no one is around doesn't mean things don't occur naturally.
2006-06-16 22:30:42 · answer #1 · answered by ♥michele♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would only make a sound if there was a living creature nearby that could hear it sound is relative i am sure right now as i am typing there is the possibility that there is noise happening that i cannot percieve or hear in another layer of the universe
2006-06-17 05:21:49 · answer #2 · answered by Pam W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no, because sound is what you hear..and if no one can hear it does not make a sound. Yes, because it will make a frequency wave not exactly making a sound but it is in a scientific way.
2006-06-17 05:20:36 · answer #3 · answered by Sebastianave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES.
If you dont believe it leave a recorder near a tree about to fall. LOL
2006-06-17 05:18:18 · answer #4 · answered by PSG_30127 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound is nothing but vibrations in the air until an animal or human hears it and recognizes it and assigns it meaning. Vibrations would be there, but no sound.
2006-06-17 05:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by kanajlo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as no one is around, the tree never fell.
2006-06-17 06:09:00 · answer #6 · answered by Love is the principle thing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately, the sound is still made and since their is bacteria and organisms everywhere - they will definitely feel the effect of the sound or vibration.
You're never alone when you've got bacteria!
2006-06-17 05:16:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a tree falls in the forest, and no one was around to see it, how do you know it fell ????
R.I.P Coach
2006-06-17 05:18:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone pulled out the most cliched Zen Koan in the book, would they be being philisophical?
2006-06-17 05:17:59 · answer #9 · answered by Hillbillies are... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know.....
If a fat girl falls in the forest will the trees laugh?
your guess is as good as mine.....
2006-06-17 05:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Sound' can be described as either the vibrations or the experience. I think its more of a semantic choice than a philisophical or scientific one.
2006-06-17 05:21:49 · answer #11 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋