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shadowdog Joined Fri 10/13/06 Posts: 12773	Sat 04/26/08 04:51 PM
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sethwyo Joined Fri 02/22/08 Posts: 298	Sat 04/26/08 04:57 PM
what im trying to say is if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound No, it dose not. A'sound' is only an invisible viberation or shock wave that is picked up by an ear drum and interpited by our brain, If there is no ear drum or brain 2 'hear' it, then there is no sound, the sound only exist inside the brain. Actually the ear is more like a receiver that picks up the sound, the sound is a vibration through the air. Actually that is what i already wrote.

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Sat 04/26/08 05:29 PM
If a man speaks in the forest and no woman is there to hear it, is he still wrong???

Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24661	Sat 04/26/08 05:32 PM
Do you believe in the "Big Bang Theory"? yes BIG BANG was actually a very quiet event. There is NO ATMOSPHERE in outer space therefore it happened in complete silence. If it's silent.....someone's not BIG BANGIN right.

HMontana Joined Thu 12/20/07 Posts: 5037	Sat 04/26/08 05:35 PM
If a man speaks in the forest and no woman is there to hear it, is he still wrong??? phfffft. Of course, silly! What kind of question is that?

Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24661	Sat 04/26/08 05:39 PM
If a man speaks in the forest and no woman is there to hear it, is he still wrong??? phfffft. Of course, silly! What kind of question is that? A woman will SOMEHOW hear the insensitive and crude thing that you said in the forest.. ...and it's just like that time in December of 2005 when you.......

HMontana Joined Thu 12/20/07 Posts: 5037	Sat 04/26/08 05:40 PM
If a man speaks in the forest and no woman is there to hear it, is he still wrong??? phfffft. Of course, silly! What kind of question is that? A woman will SOMEHOW hear the insensitive and crude thing that you said in the forest.. ...and it's just like that time in December of 2005 when you.......

Unknow Joined Sat 10/21/06 Posts: 3353	Sat 04/26/08 05:43 PM
getting back to the tree...of coarse it is heard by all the scampering,frightened forest creatures..so it is a sound

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 04/26/08 05:46 PM
what im trying to say is if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound No, it dose not. A'sound' is only an invisible viberation or shock wave that is picked up by an ear drum and interpited by our brain, If there is no ear drum or brain 2 'hear' it, then there is no sound, the sound only exist inside the brain. Actually the ear is more like a receiver that picks up the sound, the sound is a vibration through the air. Actually that is what i already wrote. I was trying to say that the sound is the vibration through the air, it exists in the air.

markecephus Joined Sun 10/07/07 Posts: 13831	Sat 04/26/08 05:47 PM
If a tree falls and no one is there how do we know it fell? Since trees don't walk...we know it wasn't tripped. Where is the evidence that the tree fell? Surely if no one was there to hear it, then no one was there to see it, so we must conclude that the tree (if it even existed) never fell just an observation..... Your friends at Markecephus Center Control

Beachfarmer Joined Tue 04/17/07 Posts: 24661	Sat 04/26/08 05:48 PM
If a tree falls and no one is there how do we know it fell? Since trees don't walk...we know it wasn't tripped. Where is the evidence that the tree fell? Surely if no one was there to hear it, then no one was there to see it, so we must conclude that the tree (if it even existed) never fell just an observation..... Your friends at Markecephus Center Control Was there ever "really" a tree?

hikerchick Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 13206	Sat 04/26/08 05:49 PM Edited by hikerchick on Sat 04/26/08 05:50 PM
If a tree falls and no one is there how do we know it fell? Since trees don't walk...we know it wasn't tripped. Where is the evidence that the tree fell? Surely if no one was there to hear it, then no one was there to see it, so we must conclude that the tree (if it even existed) never fell just an observation..... Your friends at Markecephus Center Control You've been hanging out with us too long, Mark.

markecephus Joined Sun 10/07/07 Posts: 13831	Sat 04/26/08 06:14 PM
If a tree falls and no one is there how do we know it fell? Since trees don't walk...we know it wasn't tripped. Where is the evidence that the tree fell? Surely if no one was there to hear it, then no one was there to see it, so we must conclude that the tree (if it even existed) never fell just an observation..... Your friends at Markecephus Center Control You've been hanging out with us too long, Mark. lol, not long enough Nora, i still have some sanity, but i'm working on it.

hikerchick Joined Sat 12/22/07 Posts: 13206	Sat 04/26/08 06:19 PM
If a tree falls and no one is there how do we know it fell? Since trees don't walk...we know it wasn't tripped. Where is the evidence that the tree fell? Surely if no one was there to hear it, then no one was there to see it, so we must conclude that the tree (if it even existed) never fell just an observation..... Your friends at Markecephus Center Control You've been hanging out with us too long, Mark. lol, not long enough Nora, i still have some sanity, but i'm working on it. You need to come play with us more. We're not a bad lot.

Peccy Joined Thu 06/28/07 Posts: 17181	Sat 04/26/08 06:22 PM
No, you can't have sound without an audio detector of some sort...now if you placed a micorphone in the forest there would be a sound recorded. But, who really wants to hear a tree fall in the forest? I would rather hear the breeze blowing its leaves in the wind and two heart beats pounding softly as I walk hand in hand along a trail with a good friend. I just wanna be that friend

Peccy Joined Thu 06/28/07 Posts: 17181	Sat 04/26/08 06:24 PM
If a man speaks in the forest and no woman is there to hear it, is he still wrong??? phfffft. Of course, silly! What kind of question is that? We are never right, once you accept that, things will go smoother

krobin02 Joined Wed 04/23/08 Posts: 249	Sat 04/26/08 07:12 PM
I have to answer yes to this one. Cause and effect are only one reason but I'll stop there.

Cambolaya65 Joined Mon 09/03/07 Posts: 5587	Sat 04/26/08 07:14 PM
if Jsh crashes and there arent any members active....blah blah blah

creativesoul Joined Mon 04/16/07 Posts: 9166	Sat 04/26/08 08:17 PM
Totage is actually the most accurate in his observations and assessments... Sound is defined by the different vibrations(frequencies) transmitted through the air. A sound is made regardless of whether or not anyone or anything is there which is capable of hearing it. If you were completely deaf, and you dropped a spoon, it would make a sound regardless of whether or not you heard it. Think about blowing a dog whistle... Just because there is no animal around which is capable of perceiving those vibrations does not make those vibrations non-existent. If a tree falls, vibrations are made.

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Sat 04/26/08 08:23 PM
like folks who put their ears 2 the ground 2 'hear' the posie coming, What does a posie sound like?