How do you know if a tree that fell in the forest made a sound? - eviltoast

You check the crash logs

  • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    Yes, those all are sounds.

    From Wikipedia:

    Tinnitus is a variety of sound that is heard when no corresponding external sound is present.

    Should have been more distinct. Sounds are just vibration, they don’t need to go through air.

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      1 year ago

      But neither tinnitus or cochlear implants have any vibration associated. If they are sounds then sounds are more than just vibrations. At the same time, not all vibrations are sounds.

      The argument is that sound is part of our internal processing of sensations. If there is no brain to perceive it, is it a sound, or just a vibration in the air?