to answer plus 4’s question from a genetics point of view, an egg is genetically equivalent to the fully grown chicken that the egg grows in to. So at fertilisation, you get a small change in the species genetic make up.
As Radical Knight points out, Christian or non genetic view points differ.
This thread purely comes down to definition; How to define sound?
1) something that is heard by human ears, recording systems etc.
OR
2) a physical phenomena, which is actually vibrations of air molecules.
If you choose definition 1) the sound doesnt exist, but the tree certainly fell.
If you choose definition 2) the sound does exist and the tree still feel.
There’s nothing philosophical. Its just how you interperate an imperfect word from a natural language. In a sense both arguments are right depending on you base assumption of how you define sound. Arguing the definition of an word created by human’s results in little philosophical gain.
to answer plus 4’s question from a genetics point of view, an egg is genetically equivalent to the fully grown chicken that the egg grows in to. So at fertilisation, you get a small change in the species genetic make up.
As Radical Knight points out, Christian or non genetic view points differ.