Rhetorical Questions

Rhetorical Questions

Originally posted by Samurai Guy
Sound can exist if it is not heard. The sound waves can be produced to their content, but unless somebody/something hears them it doesn't matter.

However, the sound waves are produced, but just not heard.

I'm suggesting that sound is a perception specific to particular species' on this planet and possibly others. Our ears perceive vibrations in the air to be sound. These are just vibrations until interpreted by some kind of listening device. Sound is not an entity but a perception of vibrations in the air. So I suppose if nothing in the universe were capable of hearing, the idea of sound or noise wouldn't exist. Sure, the vibrations would be there but there would be no sound.

Go here...indulge yourself and get drunk on the knowledge !

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/gradgrind.html

COME ON FOLKS. If you don't know what a rhetorical question is but you cant resist a juicy thread, look it up in a dictionary first.

And specifically you two bickering about "if a tree falls and nobody..." etc. The point of the question is not to get an answer, or argue about the yay or nay. Much like the sound of one hand clapping - it's a koan, not a question, rhetorical or otherwise.

Sheesh.

OK you who think you know it all I dont see you have an example of a rhetorical question

Finti - Do you expect me to care what you think?

I dont give a rat ass about what you care about

Finti sweetheart don't have a fit - that was merely the rhetorical (ie insincere & thus in no need of an answer) question you asked for.

you got a rhetorical answer 😎 😉 and by the way it wasnt the best of examples cause questions like that will get you an answer.

Originally posted by Mr Zero
The point of the question is not to get an answer, or argue about the yay or nay. Much like the sound of one hand clapping - it's a koan, not a question, rhetorical or otherwise.

I know man, doesn't mean we can't discuss the literal meaning of the phrase.

Originally posted by BackFire
How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

a wood chuck would chuck as much as he could coz a wood chuck could chuck wood 😖mart:

Originally posted by Mr Zero
And specifically you two bickering about "if a tree falls and nobody..." etc. The point of the question is not to get an answer, or argue about the yay or nay. Much like the sound of one hand clapping - it's a koan, not a question, rhetorical or otherwise.

The man with all the answers finally decided to drop in. 😄 Thank you for your most heartfelt input on the necessity of this thread.

The whole purpose behind philosophy is to DISCUSS things. I originally made this thread as a joke and posted it in the OTF anyways, but a moderator felt it would be better off here.

... 🙄

I think we all know what a Rhetorical Question is anyways....

Why are we here?

Is there a higher purpose for us?

Why hasn't Dick Clark died yet?

Why am I surrounded by these incompetent fools?

Will we ever learn the truth?

Do you expect an answer to that?

Where are the Snowdens of Yesteryear?

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Originally posted by Agent Elrond
If a tree fell in a forest, and no one's around, does it make a sound?

Which came first? The chicken or the egg?

What's the sound of one hand clapping?

2. The egg. The chicken was born out of the egg which had the potencial to make a chicken.

3. It's the sound when the top of one hand hits the bottom of it. If you disagree, and believe it takes two, you are an idiot. That is like asking what a two sided square looks like.

rhetoric questions are not meant to be answered, while you ytaker have bravely pushed forwards the envelope of knowledge and answered all these questions, you forget that rhetorical questions are supposed to only raise more questions, not provide people with answers. If you try come up with these answers you run the risk of sounding retarded.

Yes. But whilst questions are important, preening like a puff is more so.

I have a logical brain, and I couldn't care less about the concept of the "idea" of a chicken before the egg making it real. There's an answer by Terry Pratchet for every rhetorical question , and if i can, i quote it.
The one hand clapping, I answered with an answer to the deeper question as well.