- Four different standpoints
Teacher (Trying to show different meanings and that there is no such a thing as truth)
Imagine that it's raining. There is a light. A tree is hit. If a tree falls in the forest, and there's nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound? Did it even happen?
Student 1 (showing Science point of view)
Yes. The sound and light have physical manifestations. Pressure waves in the air...sound.
Teacher
But sound only becomes sound in the sense that we mean when those waves cause parts of the ear to vibrate, and the brain interprets the vibrations
Student 2 (a third point of view)
Well the essential question is "who cares?"
Teacher
I care and you should care to. It is philosophy, it is important to question things.
Student 2
I don't mean to say I don't care what you are saying, I like philosophy.
Teacher
Good for you! Then another question is "when we go out of the classroom does it still exist?"
Student 2
When we see the image of that Chinese student standing in front of that tank, it was the media who brought that image to life, to existence. The whole world came to know that. If something exists or not, it is a matter of who cares... that was what I meant.
Student 3 (a fourth point of view)
It is the majority…exist what the majority believes…but still affects all of us!
Imagine that it's raining. There is a light. A tree is hit. If a tree falls in the forest, and there's nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound? Did it even happen?
Student 1 (showing Science point of view)
Yes. The sound and light have physical manifestations. Pressure waves in the air...sound.
Teacher
But sound only becomes sound in the sense that we mean when those waves cause parts of the ear to vibrate, and the brain interprets the vibrations
Student 2 (a third point of view)
Well the essential question is "who cares?"
Teacher
I care and you should care to. It is philosophy, it is important to question things.
Student 2
I don't mean to say I don't care what you are saying, I like philosophy.
Teacher
Good for you! Then another question is "when we go out of the classroom does it still exist?"
Student 2
When we see the image of that Chinese student standing in front of that tank, it was the media who brought that image to life, to existence. The whole world came to know that. If something exists or not, it is a matter of who cares... that was what I meant.
Student 3 (a fourth point of view)
It is the majority…exist what the majority believes…but still affects all of us!
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