Do you know a koan?
noun, plural ko·ans, ko·an. Zen.
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
Examples: If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is around, does it make a sound?
Example2: What is the sound of one hand clapping?
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Like Schrodinger's cat? Or what causes photoluminescence? Give an example, please.
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Roaring If a tree falls in the woods, and no one is around, does it make a sound? What is the sound of one hand clapping? -
mushroom Or the corollary: If a mute man falls in the woods and no one else is around to hear, does he make a noise? For that matter, one hand may be clapping against a door, or my knee. -
Linda Joy The tree in the woods deal was an example of not having a receiver. I think that's a dumb example because there are lots of animals in the woods with ears. -
arcticpup22 You're so smart!
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"Yabu no Naka" by Akutagawa Ryunosuke is a Koan. It asks if objective truth exists.
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