“If a Tree Falls in the Forest and No One Hears it, Does it Make a Sound?”
Friday, September 12th, 2008
Getting the Word Out
By Janice B. Gonzalez © 2016
“If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?” Perhaps the most important topic this riddle offers is can something exist without being perceived? - e.g.” Sound is only sound if a person hears it”. For the sake of argument, and this article, let’s just say that the answer to the riddle is, “no”.
