Say, a person picks up a small stone from the ground and holds it in their hand. As the stone warms with heat from the hand, the persons also experiences and feels the coolness traveling in his/her hand given by the "non-living" cool stone. Is there an exchange? Can this be considered talking or a conversation?
2007-01-17 13:51:29 · 3 answers · asked by Stony 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well, if you're willing to stretch the terms 'talk' and 'conversation' all out of whack.
Those words mean something more specific than, for example, temperature's tendency to equalize.
When I clicked the question, I thought you were talking about actually talking to things (which I do all the time -- to no real purpose, I admit).
Molecules bounce around. The bouncier ones get the others bouncing more, while they bounce less.
I wouldn't call that talking or communicating.
2007-01-17 18:33:33 · answer #1 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd call it physics, but I guess metaphorically the transfer of heat is a conversation.
2007-01-17 22:13:18 · answer #2 · answered by Brandon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-17 21:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋