If a tree falls in the woods and no atheist is there to hear or see, did it really fall?

Answer 1

When I find the evidence of a fallen tree, then I will answer "yes."

Answer 2

Amusing question.

Makes me so irked at quantum theory... I suppose that counts as too complicated...

While I'm not Christian or Creationist, I do have to admit that the scientific community is far, far, far too obsessed with what they can see and measure, too intent on the extension of their 5 senses (like microscopes kinda being an extension of vision) to even consider outside possibilities. If the tree did fall, and was later picked up so exceedingly little or no evidence remained, athiests (or scientists in general, or whatever) would probably say that the tree never fell. By the spirit of your question, anyways.

I despise the theories of quantum states and whatnot! And that's what the tree question was originally from, btw, quantum theory scientists bringing quantum theory into the macroscopic world for easier debate. The spiritual does exist! And human interaction does NOT change the bloody laws of physics..

My answer to your question? It doesn't matter if anyone did or did not see or hear anything, what was and is simply was and is, it matters not human interaction. If it fell... it fell.

Answer 3

Of course not. If no atheists saw it, there is no evidence that it fell and thus it follows that it did not fall. In fact to say that it exists is begging the question because not having seen the tree proves that the said tree cannot exist and it is therefore just the wishful thinking of deluded mindless religious dolts who have been deceived by society about the falling of this so-called tree in order that Druids (tree priests, ya know) can collect funds for the tree and . . .

Answer 4

Sound is the vibration of debris contained in the air. A tree falling might want to likely make extremely a number of those. Being an Atheist, i can say that I do trust that, regardless of the truth that I doubt i can communicate for the finished crew.

Answer 5

If light from a galaxy ten billion light years away hits earth and no young earth creationist wants to hear about or see it, does it really exist?


P.S. Of course it did. Like infrared light, which cannot be observed by the eye, there are ways to measure and verify that it exists. You must catch up on science classes if you wish to play with an atheist. This isn't church. :-)

Answer 6

If a tree falls on you in the woods, and no one is there to see it, are you still wrong?

Answer 7

Can you post a reference to show where the tree fell, and can you prove that it really fell at all?
You must provide evidence! Since you are the one making the positive assertion that the tree actually fell, the burden of proof lies with you!
Next thing you know, you'll be asking us to believe in pink unicorns and leprechauns!!
You haven't seen my tea pot anywhere, have you? Somebody said they saw it orbiting the moon...

Answer 8

If a tree falls in the woods but the event isn't recorded in the Bible, will a Christian believe it really happened? Or will they claim that trees don't really fall, and that fallen tree theory is just a theory, and that Satan put fallen trees in the forest to trick us?

Answer 9

We're more likely to believe it did happen if trees falling over are something we can experience on a regular basis.

Answer 10

insufficient data to answer the question, your supposition is that we somehow know that a tree has fallen, HOW do we know this? once we have that information, then we can know if it's the truth.
If of course it says so in the bible, then I guess the tree really did fall...