Pete Vincent nitpicked: > > >> Interesting. Is this something like if a tree falls in the forest and > >> nobody is around.....does it make a sound? > > > >The laws of physics suggest it does. > > You are missing the distinction between "oscillations in the density > of the air, propagating through space", and the subjective experience > such oscillations apparently stimulate somehow via their interaction > with the mechanics of our auditory sensing organs.
A sound IS "oscillations in the density of the air......". You are missing the distinction between a sound and its reception by a human ear. The sound happens with or without that reception. Chris _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
