Okay, thought experiment for your Monday morning.
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Most people say no.
But what if a tree falls and *everyone* is around to hear it, but they're all wearing noise-canceling headphones? Does it make a sound then?
Where do we draw the line between the physical event and our perception of it?
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Most people say no.
But what if a tree falls and *everyone* is around to hear it, but they're all wearing noise-canceling headphones? Does it make a sound then?
Where do we draw the line between the physical event and our perception of it?
Okay, thought experiment for your Monday morning.
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Most people say no.
But what if a tree falls and *everyone* is around to hear it, but they're all wearing noise-canceling headphones? Does it make a sound then?
Where do we draw the line between the physical event and our perception of it?
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