Dumb Question About Trees Falling in a Fores

Or to put it another way: You hold an incredible amount of store in gut judment.

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Remember the golden rule of science Sam!

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You're following rules that were logically blasted 40 years ago.

Better catch up!

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So what golden rule of science are you following Sammy?

 

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A combination of abduction and falsification.

 

lol. I wouldn't be surprised if you meant that!

 

I rarely say things I don't mean and even then mostly in jest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abductive_reasoning

http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/popper_falsification.html

 

I see.

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I doubt it.

But you will, years from now.

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When have I ever advocated that a contrary should be practiced?

 

So why did this thread extend to so many pages?

 

Because you think sound only exists when perceived.

 

Huh?

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edit: Freudian slip?

define existence.

Question: do you believe in ghosts?

 

I started to write 'you dont think sound can exist without a perceiver', then forgot to delete the 'dont' when I changed it................ Bite me!

 

the presence of a tangible, that doesn't need to be immediately perceived to facilitate existing.

Answer: Are you really expecting I may say yes to that?

 

What about the presence of a tangible that has not yet been discovered?

How would you prove its existence?

 

Well you wouldn't know it was there, so how could you have even a notion of what to prove in the first place? It would still exist though.

 

So scientifically speaking, you could only prove existence through observation?

But, is that right too?

 

Yes

 

So if 100 people told you they had seen a ghost, you'd believe it?

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LOL you are funny!
If it was scientifically observed and repeatably so i.e. the chances of the detection being wrong is kept to a negligible minimun. Then and only then would I believe it.