Comments on: FACT: if a tree falls in the forest it does not make a sound

By: Tree

Tree — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:36:26 +0000

That's like saying that nothing is there unless you're looking at it, because vision is a parlour trick. Ridiculous. Of course trees make a sound when they fall if no one is there. We are still picking up the sound of the Big Bang through static noise, and no living thing was around then.

By: FACT: the glass is most likely half empty – LSNED.com

FACT: the glass is most likely half empty – LSNED.com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:23:38 +0000

[...] you remember last week I addressed the philosophical question “If a tree falls in the woods does it make a sound?” and pretty much drained out every ounce of philosophy in favour of the physical facts. I’m [...]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:02:45 +0000

Well then, my work here is done.

By: Blanche

Blanche — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:27:23 +0000

Finally- I get it!