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human
I'm probably still missing the point, because every step up in the discussion feels like an easy to answer question that surely far better minds than mine have discussed. 

Our ears only detect sound waves, as do other animals hearing (to my knowledge). From this you can deduce that if an ear isn't needed to create the sound wave, then the absence of an ear wouldn't create the absence of the sound wave. This still leads to a very easy "Yes it makes sound (waves)" response. 

It does raise the question of what is sound? Is a sound wave sound itself, or is sound the product  of our ears interpreting that sound wave? But this just comes down to questioning our language &amp; falling into the conversation just being a trick question as the definition of sound is the vibrations which allow us to hear.
gpt
You’ve hit the crux of it:  Is “sound” the existence of pressure waves, or is it the act of observing these waves through your ears?  It’s purely philosophical with no correct answer.  Does sound require an observer to change from “waves” to “sound?”