From: peter@pmoylan.org   
      
   On 02/02/25 01:53, Ed Cryer wrote:   
      
   > I should think that anyone at all perusing a philosophy forum will   
   > recognise the maxim in the title. If a tree falls in a Siberian   
   > forest and there's no one around to hear it, does it make a noise?   
   > They'll also recognise the standard reply. Falling trees cause   
   > vibrations in the air, which impact on eardrums and produce the   
   > perception of sound in the mind. No ears, no sound.   
      
   I was once walking in the Australian bush when a large tree fell,   
   noisily. I was the only one there to hear it. I felt strangely guilty.   
      
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   Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org   
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