If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Question

This riddle/theory/quote is very deep depending on how one person look at it.

But my real question is.

Is there any another riddle/theory/quote similar to this where it can be taken in multiple directions.

Answer 1

That question isn't deep, it's just ambiguously phrased.  The word 'sound' has more than one meaning, it can refer to vibrations within a certain range of frequencies (in which case the tree does make a sound) or to the sensation produced when those vibrations encounter an ear (in which case the tree doesn't make a sound).  No one disputes what happens when the tree falls, the question is purely one of semantics.

So yes, there are similar riddles.  Basically if you take any question and phrase it poorly enough it will seem just as profound as a tree in a forest.

Answer 2

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid......

Answer 3

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Sound is caused by vibration

If a tree falls, it causes plenty of vibration in the air

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Answer 4

have you heard a sobbing sound of a poor. or have you heard the sound of tears drop

Answer 5

If the woodcutter and the trollop have a contractual agreement regarding supply of wood and both profit from the tree's falling then the falling of a tree, a grand oak or fruit, is deemed of little consequence.

**Think not of the felling of a great tree, but of all the little stools, boxes and cabinets to be sawn. This is a savage law of life.**

It’s also pertains to the three heights of consciousness.  Conscious, Subconscious and Superconscious. All mankind is not equal, and the spiritual have acute awareness indiscernible to the unawakened.

Furthermore some instances inducing trauma and stress are suppressed and man is made oblivious to tragedies or occurrences wherein he is helpless to assist.

Answer 6

Just because someone is not around to hear the tree fall, which it undoubtedly makes either a WHOMP noise or cracking branches and so forth, does not mean that it doesn't make a sound. Here's one: If a rooster laid an egg on the top corner of a roof, would it fall to the north or the south?   Answer: Roosters don't lay eggs!!

Answer 7

'If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?'

No, it makes vibrations. Sound is only constructed when an ear and an ear drum is around to hear it. Without the mechanics of an ear, there are just wave vibrations.

Answer 8

let say..."does it matter if somebody commits a sin, but nobody knew about it?"

Answer 9

i imagian you would ask the tree

Answer 10

Alas, What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Answer 11

Similar versions of this have been appied to the question regarding the power of a supreme being or god such as ,"Can god make something so large he can not move it?"

The question you have posted is a simple science question having to do with the biological understanding of the auditory senses, theory of sound waves, and wave motions in gasseous atmospheres, does something need to be perceived so as to exist (i.e., is an observer necessary) and the like.

In Zen Buddhism, koans are used to help one attain a moment of satori or enlightenment by allowing them to come to the realization that logic need not be the sole limit or understanding, that illogic need not be incorrect and the reality of all is simply being without the necessity of explanation.

The parable of the Gospels are also intended to do the same, as are Aesop's fables and many a mythological story.

Be well.

Answer 12

Okay, try this, did Adam and Eve have a belly button?

Answer 13

tomorrow never comes.

coz when tomorrow comes, it becomes today.

tough one

Answer 14

just because a HUMAN eardrum isnt nearby doesnt mean there arnt other creatures there to hear it fall