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Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe? (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does a tree falling in the woods with nothing to hear it make a sound?

It's probably โ„– 1 on my list of stupidest questions. The answer is yes.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    I mean, it's a pretty settled question, but I don't know if I'd say "stupid". How do you prove something you cannot ever measure exists? I think there's rough agreement that you can at least be very confident the sound does, although how exactly varies by school of thought.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not sure if I understood you correctly, but in that case you cannot measure the tree falling and therefore you would not be able to even ask or think of that question.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    So that's a point against it existing, but maybe you find the fallen tree later and ask if it was loud when it fell. Most people would agree a tree works the exact same way watched or not, though. There's different justifications why. Some people would say ontological momentum; I'd point to Occam's razor, which can be mathematically derived from Solomonoff calculus, and the laws of physics we have which can fit on a pamphlet and are supposed to apply anywhere at any time.

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