If a tree falls

Contemplating Aristotle

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

thehairyelbow

What kind of a tree is it?

BBDBB

are those my feet?

Celly Smunt

if i tell you i can float and you believe that i can float can i really float?

Daniel S

Em, that's a retarded question....

The question is:

If a tree falls, and nobody is around to hear it....

Does it make a sound?

EDIT:

The definitive answer is NO.

Technically, sound does not exist. All sound is is sensory receptors in your ear that perceive vibrations in the air surrounding us that our brain perceives as sound. Therefore, sound only exists if there is indeed some organism that can take that stimulus and turn it into a thought process that recognizes it as sound.

So if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, all that happens is vibrations run through the air. No sound actually emanates.

dr strangelove

and if it lands on Jedward does anyone care?

Thatnastyboy

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

Im the answer, and i just came.

This guy is a faakin genious

EDIT:

If a tree falls in the woods and im ridin yer ma, what sound will she make?

Thrill

If a tree falls, it falls. Does it matter if anyone hears?

Contemplating Aristotle

Thrill wrote: »

If a tree falls, it falls. Does it matter if anyone hears?

But how could one hear it if they were not there to witness it?

Kxiii

If my gran falls and nobody is around does she make a sound.

Only kidding she's dead.

orourkeda

who gives a hairy ass f*ck

Daniel S

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

Tbh, that question, along with your spelling/grammar, is a disgrace to Aristotle....

:rolleyes:

Thrill

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

But how could one hear it if they were not there to witness it?

Let me put it this way.....

If a tree falls in the woods and no-one is around to hear it, would anyone give a fcuk?

JohnathanM

mtb_kng wrote: »

Tbh, that question, along with your spelling/grammar, is a disgrace to Aristotle....

:rolleyes:

Yeah, his English was much better.

Donkey Oaty

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

Did this happen during the Queen's visit to The Republic of Ireland, and was the tree planted by the IRA?

sdanseo

This thread fails epically. I want those 2 minutes of my life back OP.

Plus €25,000 in damages for emotional trauma caused by some of the replies

Daniel S

JohnathanM wrote: »

Yeah, his English was much better.

Ah don't get too serious now, it is AH after all

Anyway, I meant the question, the grammar was sort of a side order :rolleyes:

CreepingDeath

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

It depends on if you believe in the "nothing is real until it is observed" version of quantum physics.

sdanseo

Wait a second, you created a boards.ie account specifically to post that question of all fecking questions?

/mindfúck

Daniel S

CreepingDeath wrote: »

It depends on if you believe in the "nothing is real until it is observed" version of quantum physics.

I think I'm going to start crying at this point....


*unfollow*

Duiske

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

But how could one hear it if they were not there to witness it?

Fair point. Bit like me telling someone that there is a ****e thread in AH, started by some weed smok'in wannabe lumberjack, harping on about trees falling or some ****e like that. How would they know it's a ****e thread unless they actually seen this ****e for themselves ?

The mind boogies.

Thrill

sdonn wrote: »

Wait a second, you created a boards.ie account specifically to post that question of all fecking questions?

/mindfúck

If he created the thread and no-one clicked on it, would the question exist?

cosmicfart

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

Yes the tree falls. Its not thinking about humans!

Big Nasty

mtb_kng wrote: »

Tbh, that question, along with your spelling/grammar, is a disgrace to Aristotle....

:rolleyes:

Here, here! :pac:

Eathrin

lol this guy believes he's all philosphical and shít:pac:

lastlaugh

If I put my ass to your nose, and farted, when you inhaled through your nostrils, would you smell it?

Kaneda_

If a tree falls ,but the tree isnt really a tree its a big massive bottle of cidona, does the cidona spill everywhere?

admiralofthefleet

if a fat lass falls in the forest do the trees laugh

RussellTuring

Reality isn't contingent on human experience so yes it does indeed fall.

pavb2

mtb_kng wrote: »

Em, that's a retarded question....

The question is:

If a tree falls, and nobody is around to hear it....

Does it make a sound?

EDIT:

The definitive answer is NO.

Technically, sound does not exist. All sound is is sensory receptors in your ear that perceive vibrations in the air surrounding us that our brain perceives as sound. Therefore, sound only exists if there is indeed some organism that can take that stimulus and turn it into a thought process that recognizes it as sound.

So if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, all that happens is vibrations run through the air. No sound actually emanates.

What if you'd recorded it on CCTV (with sound) and and watched it later?

Contemplating Aristotle

RussellTuring wrote: »

Reality isn't contingent on human experience so yes it does indeed fall.

How can you know this?

Contemplating Aristotle

Cian A wrote: »

lol this guy believes he's all philosphical and shít:pac:

I study philosophy in college, that is all you need to know.

Angron

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

How can you know this?

Because it fell. You said so yourself

Thrill

pavb2 wrote: »

What if you'd recorded it on CCTV (with sound) and and watched it later?

Not allowed. Trees are covered under the Data Protection Act.

pavb2

Thrill wrote: »

Not allowed. Trees are covered under the Data Protection Act.

Even if it fell on someone and killed them and there was a Gardai investigation?

RussellTuring

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

How can you know this?

I wouldn't say "know", but I'm not a solipsist.

pragmatic1

cosmicfart wrote: »

Yes the tree falls. Its not thinking about humans!

I'd say its the opposite and it kinda is all about humans. Particles behave differently when observed.

18AD

RussellTuring wrote: »

Reality isn't contingent on human experience so yes it does indeed fall.

The concept 'falling' is non-applicable without human subjects.

Nadser

mtb_kng wrote: »

Em, that's a retarded question....

The question is:

If a tree falls, and nobody is around to hear it....

Does it make a sound?

EDIT:

The definitive answer is NO.

Technically, sound does not exist. All sound is is sensory receptors in your ear that perceive vibrations in the air surrounding us that our brain perceives as sound. Therefore, sound only exists if there is indeed some organism that can take that stimulus and turn it into a thought process that recognizes it as sound.

So if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, all that happens is vibrations run through the air. No sound actually emanates.

Depends on how you define sound really ... :P

DualFrontDiscs

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

What tree?

DFD.

18AD

DualFrontDiscs wrote: »

What tree?

DFD.

I'll meet you on O'Connell bridge at midnight and we'll go find it. It fell about two weeks ago.

Celly Smunt

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

I study philosophy in college, that is all you need to know.

well that's a bummer for you.

DualFrontDiscs

18AD wrote: »

It fell about two weeks ago.

Did it?

DFD.

DualFrontDiscs

DualFrontDiscs wrote: »

Did it?

DFD.

Was it?

DFD.

cesc77

Ffs.Cat in a box question.

There are currently stars exploding and galaxies colliding that we can neither see nor hear.

18AD

cesc77 wrote: »

Ffs.Cat in a box question.

There are currently stars exploding and galaxies colliding that we can neither see nor hear.

Pics or it didn't happen.

AhSureTisGrand

Contemplating Aristotle wrote: »

and there is nobody around to here it, does it really fall. Before answering, think and contemplate, then the answer will come.

Can we not accept that if a tree falls, it fùcking falls? This has nothing to do with observation. Let's put the question some other ways:

If y=1, find y

If my car is blue, what colour is my car?

If this is a dumb question, then is this a dumb question?

DualFrontDiscs

AhSureTisGrand wrote: »

Can we not accept that if a tree falls, it fùcking falls? This has nothing to do with observation. Let's put the question some other ways:

If y=1, find y

If my car is blue, what colour is my car?

If this is a dumb question, then is this a dumb question?

Never accept the premise of a question.

Is there a tree? Does it fall? Is there nobody/ no thing there to hear it (note not observe it)? There's lots of ways to put the question.

Is your car blue?

DFD.

cesc77

Bloody photons changing their behaviour depending on an observer.Havent got a link now(Double slit experiment I think).Does this end the argument or just start it????!

Captain_Generic

cesc77 wrote: »

Bloody photons changing their behaviour depending on an observer.Havent got a link now(Double slit experiment I think).Does this end the argument or just start it????!

Depends on the reader

cesc77

Have I wonned it?:pac: