Thread: If a tree falls in the forest..you're gonna hate this one.

I think the silliness and arrogance of these types of questions is easily evaluated by simply taking it one step further . . .

If I personally don't hear something than it couldn't have possibly existed. Because the entire world evolves around me.

I think the better question is "What other things happen in the universe that we are blind to simply because of our self-centered view of reality?"

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

If I personally don't hear something than it couldn't have possibly existed. Because the entire world evolves around me.

I'm gonna go ahead and coin the phrase "Darwinian slip".

Edit: ...or not. Darn you, Google.

Interesting ideas about "proving" something (regarding the sunlight). I know that most people feel that our direct observation of something is proof enough that it exists, but you could always be a brain in a jar in the far future, being tricked into believing that whatever you're experiencing is real. If so, I wish they'd trick me up a minty Wonderedge or two...

Originally Posted by AFDavis11

the entire world evolves around me

oh great another evolutionist

Evolution is proven ......