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Originally posted by Japher
That is not the question, it is a caveat, or condition of the question. The question is "does it make a sound/noise" not "did anyone hear it". The question is, "If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?". You're the one trying to strip away relevent portions of the question and address another question entirely. The answer to that question is... We can observe the event without hearing it, and depending on the definition of "sound" it may or may not make one. If "sound" is defined as a vibration transmitted through an elastic solid, liquid, or gas at frequencies generally audible to the human ear... then yes, it makes a sound. If "sound" is defined as the mind's interpretation of the impulses triggered by those waves impacting the eardrum... then no, it doesn't make a sound. In either case, the "God" answer is bogus. In the question we are given the condition that "no one is there to hear it", thus we are aware that a direct observation cannot be made of the event. Technically, God, if He/She/It exists, is "someone", and so the question would be inapplicable as long as God were there to hear it. If God does not "hear" in the same manner which humans do, then you're back to the same issue as without God. It is up to the definition of "sound" to determine the answer. |
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