Alright, so for today's topic, I decided to talk about riddles and tough questions. Now personally, I love riddles. They are a lot of fun to try and figure out, and whenever I get them I'm pretty proud of myself! One of the most popular tough questions/riddles/mysteries is "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" I have never been able to come up with a real response to this, and as far as I know, there has never really been an answer. In my opinion, if a noise is made(in a forest or anywhere else), then that noise DID occur, and sound was made. Take, for instance, a person talking. If you say something out loud, and no one else is around to hear you, your voice still made a sound. Of course, one could argue that this is because you are always around to hear yourself, but I do believe that noises are made whether people can hear them or not. There may never be a way to truly answer this question with actual scientific fact, but it's certainly and interesting question to think about!
Now on to the second portion of my blog today...blogs. A friend of mine recently started a blog, and I have to say, its excellent. Her writing is fabulous, and her thoughts and ideas are always interesting to read. I have to admit, in many ways, it's better than my own blog! If you are looking for something really interesting to read, you should definitely check it out at: http://littlelevon.wordpress.com/.
Until next time,
Live and Love(and find some good riddles!),
Melanie
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Thank you so much, Mel!!! that really means a lot :) <3
ReplyDeleteAs for the riddle... I think sounds are made even if there's no one to hear it. Of course they are! Nature and science don't recognize an audience. If you didn't hear something, then you were just too far away to hear it. That's the logical answer.
Now I suppose someone could argue that noise and sound only exist when we hear it. If we were all deaf, for all we'd know, sound wouldn't exist, because no one would ever hear anything. But even if we were all unable to hear, things such as trees falling in forests would still make a sound. ...we just wouldn't know that.
You're welcome! :) I agree wholeheartedly on the thing about sounds...it makes perfect sense from a scientific standpoint. :)
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