Hmmmmm....
Does a light bulb glow if there is no one there to see it?
Does sauerkraut stink if there is no one around to smell it?
If I do something without thinking do I still exist?
Is there still a Rush Limbaugh? ... A Newt Gingrich?... Henry Hyde?
At 9:28 AM -0700 5/12/99, Annette Taylor wrote:
>I always say yes to this question because the sound waves are formed
>whether or not they are perceived by anyone.
>annette
>
>On Wed, 12 May 1999, Michael Sylvester wrote:
>
>> I am teaching Cognitive Psychology this summer and while discussing
>> Sensory input and perception,a student asked:
>> "if a tree falls in the forest and there is no one around,
>> does it still make a sound?"
>>
>> I assume yes because a tape recorder could be left there to monitor
>> the forest activity.
>>
>> Michael Sylvester
>> Daytona Beach,Florida
>>
>>
>>
>
>Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
>Department of Psychology E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> "Education is one of the few things a person
> is willing to pay for and not get."
> -- W. L. Bryan
"It's impossible that everything
that is possible is happening."
- Richard Feynman
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