tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post6310924201717079264..comments2023-12-22T00:52:34.146-08:00Comments on The World of Dr. Justice: Realism: WhatDavid Justicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12586387386542720405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post-35487359231390232922011-02-14T18:45:58.666-08:002011-02-14T18:45:58.666-08:00In reply to pyesetz...If a tree falls and there is...In reply to pyesetz...If a tree falls and there is no one to hear it, how can it make a sound? Is not some sort of receptor,for example ears, required in order to translate the air waves into sound? And if there is no receptor, can there be sound?Mad Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499558821874504405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246295769776967275.post-32954355033509208512011-02-10T19:57:14.484-08:002011-02-10T19:57:14.484-08:00Agnostic realism is not "absurd". It is...Agnostic realism is not "absurd". It is merely imposing a very high standard on "knowledge". Because we do not live in Objective Reality, our claims to know anything at all about it are just bravado.<br /><br />While "that which is real for Joe Blow" is not the real Objective Reality as experienced by God, it is as close as we can possibly get. Simply put, if a tree falls in a forest and there is no one there to hear it, we DO NOT KNOW whether it made a sound. All we know is that the math is easier if we assume that it did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com