If a tree falls in the forest...

[David Baxter PhD]

...and there's no one offline to hear it, does it still make a sound?

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[sister-ray]

Oh that saying if a tree falls in a forest and theres no one there to hear it does it still make a sound, I read that somewhere recently in a book now you got me thinking!

 

[Into The Light]

based on the whole schroedinger's cat theory, my guess would be that the answer is yes and no at the same time

 

[sister-ray]

Found it, it was in Gary Renards book "The Disappearence of the Universe" its an old riddle, and the answer in the book is that it doesnt make a sound because it needs a reciever to pick the sound waves up and if theres nobody there then it cant be heard, sound isnt sound till you hear it and the human ear is the reciever,,

 

[David Baxter PhD]

[SIGN]mg: you people are off-topic! [/SIGN]

 

[sister-ray]

[SIGN]Whoops [/SIGN]

 

[Into The Light]

oh i didn't see the attached cartoon when i first saw this post. scrap my previous comment

 

[Halo]

I'm so confused by this whole thread

[sign]Huh???[/sign]

 

[David Baxter PhD]

:sigh:

I originally needed something to post around the cartoon, which WAS the point of this thread...

Then TTE and LB went all like philosophical on me. It's not easy being a comedian these days... :sob:

 

[Halo]

Ahhhh....see it was the phiosophical part that started messing with my already tired mind. The cartoon I got but was lost from that point onward

 

[sister-ray]

Nancy dont worry about it I was trying to confuse David not you LOL

 

[Into The Light]

it was all purely a mistake! all i saw was the text, and not the cartoon for some reason. i thought you wanted a lively debate [SIGN] i am innocent [/SIGN]

 

[Halo]

Okay so I think that I have established the following:

David - was trying to be a funny guy

TTE - tried to confuse David but confused me more

Ladybug - is claiming her innocent

:wow:

All I know for sure is :wasntme:

 

[sister-ray]

I think that just about sums it up Nancy

 

[Halo]

YES!!! :yahoo: I figured it out with no help from anyone :lol:

This is probably the first time that I can say that :wasntme:

[sign]Such a Proud Moment [/sign]

 

[David Baxter PhD]

This is probably the first time that I can say that :wasntme:

Shouldn't that say [sign]It WAS me![/sign]?

 

[Halo]

Shouldn't that say [sign]It WAS me![/sign]?

[SIGN]NOT a Chance...I am still sticking with It WASN'T Me.[/SIGN]

 

[sister-ray]

[SIGN] Nancy is innocent [/SIGN]

 

[Halo]

[SIGN] Nancy is innocent [/SIGN]

[SIGN]That's what I like to hear [/SIGN]

 

[David Baxter PhD]

As someone who works in the legal profession, Nancy knows there is a huge difference between "not guilty" and "innocent".