• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      If a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound?

      I thought we were talking about science, not philosophy.
      How do we know the properties of black holes, distract stars, and the early universe if we’re not in them?

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          3 months ago

          So a person doesn’t have to be physically present and interacting with something in order to know the physical properties of it.

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            3 months ago

            I think it might be wet somewhere. But I am not there, and I cannot know unless I am there to experience the essence of wetness.

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              3 months ago

              I’m not going to put much faith into an argument on “what is wet” from someone who isn’t sure if a rock on the bottom of a pond is wet unless they reach in and touch it.

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                3 months ago

                I’m not going to allow my eyes to become wet over someone who doesn’t understand that everything has been a joke.