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From: gabriel@princeton.UUCP
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Subject: The existance of trees without observers
Message-ID: <114@princeton.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Oct-83 02:31:35 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 13 02:31:35 1983
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Organization: Princeton University
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For a long time philosophers debated about 
the tree-falling-in-the-forest-with-no-one-to-hear-it problem.
Finally, due to an unknown bright philosopher who became bored 
in a university bathroom stall, the problem may have been resolved:

	There was a young man who said "God,
	I find it exceedingly odd,
	that the willow oak tree 
	continues to be,
	when there's no one about in the Quad."

(and, of-course, the reply:)

	"Dear Sir, your astonishment's odd,
	for I'm always about in the Quad;
	and that's why the tree,
	continues to be,"
	signed "yours faithfully, God."