2007-12-17 09:57:16 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Of course. Something doesn't need to be witnessed by humans to make it so.
2007-12-17 09:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think this question has anything to do with sound, from a philosophical point of view. In my opinion the tree and sound coming from that tree is a metaphor, and the question is something to get people to think. To me the tree falling is an event, and the sound is proof that the event took place. If someone told me that a tree fell in a forest, what would make me believe them? They couldn't prove that it happened because nobody was around to witness it happening, as in hearing the sound of the tree. This concept applies to the basis of philosophy, that something needs to be completely proven before it should be believed. So really it is a very useful argument starter, because it is a great example of the logic tied to philosophy.
2007-12-17 11:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you weren't there, how do you know that no one was there to hear it?
I believe that because definitions change over time, the newer meanings of "sound" don't require a person to be present to participate in the experiment. So I think the answer is "YES" on the technicality.
But then... if you say some innovative things to a true chowderhead, will an idea form? (Given that chowderheads don't have much of a working brain so it becomes harder for ideas to stick...)
2007-12-17 10:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by The_Doc_Man 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont know but if a man is in the forest and theres no woman around to hear him is he still wrong hahaha lol yeah how could a fallin tree not make a sound
2007-12-17 10:03:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It does make a sound whether someone is there to hear it or not, why because when trees fall , it makes a sound.
2007-12-17 10:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by krennao 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably..... it's gotta make a sound o matter if anyone is there to hear it. That question is like asking is the sky blue? or why does wet stuff come out of the sky, is it crying? U get my point. AND YES, IM A VERY OUTRAGEOUS PERSON! YAY! IM SPARTICLE!
2007-12-17 10:23:52 · answer #6 · answered by kimberley a 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OF course it does... place a microphone near the tree and hear the sound of the tree falling. :)
2007-12-17 10:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by javier r 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Sound is a word used to define the brains understanding of 'sound' waves. If there is no one around to hear it, then there is no sound because there is no brain around to process the event. It does though, make a noise.
2007-12-17 09:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by harroldreyes 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-12-17 09:59:16 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Nichole[never gives up]♥ 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Of course...why wouldn't it?
It made a sound, just because no one heard it makes no difference to this, sounds aren't only sounds because someone hears it.
If a fish one thousands leagues under the seas dies, did it not die because no one saw it?
2007-12-17 10:00:50 · answer #10 · answered by Gaudyheights 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read Schroedinger's Kittens - quantum physics
Has to do more with photons (light) more than sound.
We used to think light only traveled in waves, now we know it travels in particles, photons also.
So, I cannot say for sure. Does sound travel only in waves? Just when I think I know something, I find out I did not know squat.
2007-12-17 10:20:21 · answer #11 · answered by Micheala #1 Fan of WDPLM-2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋