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You can feel gravity just fyi.
You can test gravity.
You can feel gravity just fyi.
You can test gravity.
You can do both, I can feel gravity's pull right now. Think about it.
You can feel gravity just fyi.
If you can't see something, is it still there?
If a tree falls in the woods and no-one hears it, does it still make a sound?
Of course it does, provided the tree fell in the normal manner.
So one can reasonably assume that if something is shielded from view it is still there, but rather if it is removed from it's position it is not there.
How do I know the green I see is the same green you see? Maybe your green is red to me.
These kind of questions can't be answered, but it's certainly interesting to ponder on them. To me, a question like this is in the same category as the above.
If a tree falls in the woods and no-one hears it, does it still make a sound?
Of course it does, provided the tree fell in the normal manner.
So one can reasonably assume that if something is shielded from view it is still there, but rather if it is removed from it's position it is not there.
Actually, the correct answer to that one would be no it doesn't make a sound. Our realities are constructed in our heads. The universe is what we perceive it to be. The only reason there are sounds and colors in the world is because that's what we name them, we have the image of them in our heads. If a star explodes in a distant galaxy, and no one knows about it, then things go on regularly, and no one has that picture of the exploding star in their head, and no one can add it to their perception of the world. And since the universe is simply our perception to what we see sound and hear, etc. then that exploding start simply doesn't exist. It's a hard concept to understand but this video does a good job of explaining it:
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Semantics are not a part of this discussion. It doesn't matter what you call it. Green is generally accepted as electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 495–570 nm and a frequency of 526–606 THz. (source: Wikipedia)If a tree falls in the woods and no-one hears it, does it still make a sound?
Of course it does, provided the tree fell in the normal manner.
So one can reasonably assume that if something is shielded from view it is still there, but rather if it is removed from it's position it is not there.
----You can reasonably assume that the tree did not make a noise, given the situation of the argument, as opposed to reasonably assuming that the tree did make a noise.
So, what you're saying is, when we see it, we register it, and then it becomes a part of the universe we categorize as real?
What's it feel like? The perception of heavyness is simply a result of your body automatically using it's muscles to pull against it. Can you contain some of this gravity in a jar? You aren't physically feeling it as you say. If you are then is it cold or hot? Rough or smooth? Please tell me. I want to know.
Actually you are physically feeling it. Go to the moon and you will feel a difference in gravity. You can also jump up and down to feel the effect of gravity.
But here are some things to keep you busy when Im not on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity#Anomalies_and_discrepancies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation
And you should probably read up more on this guy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_newton before you start questioning his theories.
Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean its not there. Its like having a person stand behind you, just because you can't see that person doesn't mean they aren't there.
If a tree falls in the woods and no-one hears it, does it still make a sound?
Of course it does, provided the tree fell in the normal manner.
So one can reasonably assume that if something is shielded from view it is still there, but rather if it is removed from it's position it is not there.
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How can you reasonably conclude that when a tree falls it doesn't make a noise?
No, sound is vibrations. The tree will still cause vibrations in the air and ground if noone is there to interpret them.Sound is the sensation stimulated in the organs of hearing vibrations in the air or other mediums.
No ear/organs/instruments = no sound
You can feel gravity just fyi.

