From: ed@somewhere.in.the.uk   
      
   Peter Moylan wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   Ah, ah! Nice one.   
      
   Ed   
      
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