"If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? "
WTF?! Of course it does! Were you dropped on your head alot when you were little? No, it's actually very quiet when no one is around. Trees are like the ninjas of the forest. They just make a big sound when humans are around, because it pleases the human creatures.
I've heard this question asked over and over again. I've seen internet scientists with a pHd in B.S. (Everyone on the net has a pHd.) debate and argue over how the tree might or might not make a sound. The thing most people say is "No because human ears create the sound, so without humans around there would be no sound." Huh? What kind of hillbilly backwoods school did you go to? Human ears create sound?
Quick biology lesson kids. Human ears do not create sound, just like human eyes don't create colors, shapes, etc. Our senses do not create things around us. This isn't the Matrix. It was a movie people. Our ears pick up what is already there. If you stand in the woods with a deaf person, they won't hear anything. Not because their magic ears didn't make the sound, but because their ears weren't able to pick up the sound. Obviously, because you were able to hear it.
But don't take my word for it kids. Okay, nevermind. Take my word for it. If a tree falls in the woods, and there's no one around to hear it, yes, it does make a sound.
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