Post by Mitch on Apr 1, 2008 3:26:55 GMT
If a tree falls in a forest and there is no-one there, does it make a sound?
Trees are inherantly lazy, as can be deduced by their tendency to not move, therefore, why would they bother making unneccesary noise? Not just to see if it can draw attention to itself - when did you last see an attention seeking tree? They tend to be, by nature, fairly modest when compared to other flowering plants such as the daisy that screams "make me into chains! Put me in your hair" at passers by. Why else would any noise be made? Possibly an extra health-and-safety conscious tree may be inclined to announce to the world that it is falling in case the appearence that no-one was listening or there to hear it was a lapse of concentration or based on misinformation. Maybe the tree feels that it must follow H&S protocols as a matter of course like a good tree. However, on balance I would say the sloth rating of the average tree would invalidate this argument. After all, it is unnecessary for most of us to shout "tiger" at random intervals in case it so happens to be true. So I would conclude that a falling tree would not be bothered to make a sound if there was noone there to appreciate it.
Trees are inherantly lazy, as can be deduced by their tendency to not move, therefore, why would they bother making unneccesary noise? Not just to see if it can draw attention to itself - when did you last see an attention seeking tree? They tend to be, by nature, fairly modest when compared to other flowering plants such as the daisy that screams "make me into chains! Put me in your hair" at passers by. Why else would any noise be made? Possibly an extra health-and-safety conscious tree may be inclined to announce to the world that it is falling in case the appearence that no-one was listening or there to hear it was a lapse of concentration or based on misinformation. Maybe the tree feels that it must follow H&S protocols as a matter of course like a good tree. However, on balance I would say the sloth rating of the average tree would invalidate this argument. After all, it is unnecessary for most of us to shout "tiger" at random intervals in case it so happens to be true. So I would conclude that a falling tree would not be bothered to make a sound if there was noone there to appreciate it.
