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Originally Posted by oompa loompa
Then theres the debate of the unobserved vs the observed world, and of course, if a tree fell in a forest, and no one ever heard it, did it really ever fall? and so on and so forth. Not going to get very far with this question unfortunately.
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The way I see it, there're only two options: Either separate separate perception with reality or combine them.
If you separate the two, then you can acknowledge that something may exist even if neither you nor anyone you trust has directly observed it. Although this doesn't mean you put any importance to it in your life.
If you combine the two, then you would only acknowledge that something exists if you can either observe it directly or have enough people that you trust to confirm its existence. And still, this doesn't mean it becomes relevant to you.
So going back to the falling tree:
Did it fall if no one ever heard of it? Maybe or maybe not, depending on which of the above two options you choose.
Does it matter? Most likely not, unless you have something to do with that tree or the forrest where it fell.