[pct-l] falling tree

[Prapanna Smith]

Technically, it's not about a person being there, but an conscious being with the capacity to hear 
waves in the atmosphere.  So, no, if there is nobody there to hear the waves, then there is no sound.
BUT if you believe in an omniscient being out there then you would say there is sound, always; even 
sounds we and other embodied beings cannot hear!

Fun stuff for the trail...!


On Oct 31, 2011, at 10:14 AM, JoAnn wrote:

> But if it is signals registering in the brain, then no, not if there are no 
> brains around.
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> I politely disagree. Just because man isn’t there to hear it, doesn’t mean a sound wasn’t present.
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