2006-11-24 07:57:44 · 16 answers · asked by Sego 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No. Reality is what we perceive it to be. Absolutes do not exist. Without perception, therefore, reality does not exist. And hence, a tree falling with no one to hear, makes no sound.
2006-11-24 09:15:01 · answer #1 · answered by TechnoRat60 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please refer to the Resolved questions for the literally hundreds of replies to the dozens & dozens of times this question has previously been asked on YA.
My answer would be no; a sound is only "heard" when percieved through an ear & a brain. Hearing is a subjective experience; it is something we do. Sound requires hearing. Does the tree make a disturbance in the air, vibrating
the air, leaves, itself, the ground?
Common sense says yes.
Is it a sound?
No.
2006-11-24 16:51:12 · answer #2 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Usually a big sound is normally associated with trees falling in the woods. It would all depends on how close you are and if you could here the tree falling.
2006-11-24 16:02:42 · answer #3 · answered by Michael K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, sound does not happen in forests as a result of trees falling. It happens in brains as a result of signals being sent from an ear drum.
sound waves that are emitted but not received make no more sound than radio waves that are not received. There are in fact waves between the emitter and the receiver (in both cases) but there is no sound between them.
2006-11-24 17:34:07 · answer #4 · answered by karl k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course. Just because no one was around to hear there will still be a sound no matter what.
2006-11-24 21:59:44 · answer #5 · answered by camred_9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course. It is not the question of whether it is heard or not, but whether there is indeed a sound wave that is emitted. And indeed there is, when the tree hits the ground or other trees.
2006-11-24 16:02:42 · answer #6 · answered by Nautilus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is. This can be proven actually. It works much the same way earthquakes do. The sound waves travel and are detectable even when human ears can't hear them any longer. This has actually been tested.....sadly enough.
2006-11-24 16:05:53 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if no one is around to hear it, then how do we know it fell?
2006-11-24 18:09:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thatonone migth not be there but still gonna make a sound thaaaa
2006-11-24 16:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by galleria 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
2006-11-24 16:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by playerslayerx 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋