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Sound
Is a sound a sound because it can be heard ?
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Ronald Knox
There was a young man who said, "God
Must think it exceedingly odd
If he finds that this tree
Continues to be
When there's no one about in the Quad."
REPLY
Dear Sir:
Your astonishment's odd:
I am always about in the Quad.
And that's why the tree
Will continue to be,
Since observed by
Yours faithfully,
GOD.
Ronald Knox
There was a young man who said, "God
Must think it exceedingly odd
If he finds that this tree
Continues to be
When there's no one about in the Quad."
REPLY
Dear Sir:
Your astonishment's odd:
I am always about in the Quad.
And that's why the tree
Will continue to be,
Since observed by
Yours faithfully,
GOD.
Yes, perhaps a bit dismissive of that old adage about the tree, but I've never been convinced that it's even a problem. Why should the Universe care about whether or not we are here? It's enough that a falling tree disturbs the air, creating the pressure wave that could just as well be called "sound" as not. If someone picks it up, or not, the wave still exists and still moves through the air.
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