Okay, thought experiment for your Sunday afternoon:
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Most people say no, because sound needs an ear to interpret the vibrations. But if we define "sound" as the *physical vibrations themselves*, then it absolutely does.
So, does reality depend on our perception, or is it independent of us? And what does that mean for everything else we "know"?
Just wondering.
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Most people say no, because sound needs an ear to interpret the vibrations. But if we define "sound" as the *physical vibrations themselves*, then it absolutely does.
So, does reality depend on our perception, or is it independent of us? And what does that mean for everything else we "know"?
Just wondering.
Okay, thought experiment for your Sunday afternoon:
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
Most people say no, because sound needs an ear to interpret the vibrations. But if we define "sound" as the *physical vibrations themselves*, then it absolutely does.
So, does reality depend on our perception, or is it independent of us? And what does that mean for everything else we "know"?
Just wondering.
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