Cole_4.2_NI
A point was made on Page 92 that color and sound can exist only relative to the perciever, but I would like to dispute this, particularly the answer that people usually offer to the question "if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Many people often state that sound cannot exist without someone to hear it, but this is not true. With the right frequency and volume, sound can shatter glass. No one has to be around to hear it, but if they returned later to find the glass destroyed, they clearly did not need to be around for sound to exist. The perception of people plays a huge part in shaping our reality, but there are some truths that are solidified by what we see around us and the social structure or opinions of others play no part in affecting these truths.
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posted by Unknown @ 2:10 PM
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why would it be relevant if no one hears that sound? If it is no relevenat than no one pays attention to it; therefore, practically, it does not exist.
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Just because we do not perceive sound does not mean it does not exist. We could see the results of the sound by returning to find the broken glass. With that view, if not paying attention to something was enough to make something not exist, anything could be perceived as nonexistent. Other people and even God could be declared nonexistent simply by not paying attention to them.
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