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If you define "hear" as "reacts to sound waves", then the Earth hears. Certain sound waves could cause tectonic shifts. How is that an interesting way to defi
by harshreality 8y ago
If you define "hear" as "reacts to sound waves", then the Earth hears. Certain sound waves could cause tectonic shifts. How is that an interesting way to define the word?
- FakeComments 8y agoCan you explain how the Earth reacts to sound waves? In the sense that babies, plants, and my Echo do, by engaging in a prolonged process in response, after the wave itself has dissipated. We’re not talking about pollen being blown off, we’re talking about a biological process that’s activated in response.
- arxpoetica 8y agoIndeed. For example, the trees are alive in the wind. I'm perfectly comfortable with the idea that the Earth hears and responds to sound vibrations. Definitionally, this seems a very appropriate way to describe life.