Phenomenalism is basically says that something only exists when we perceive it. I think of this word in everyday use as more of just a phenomenon that occurs and someone acknowledges it as a phenomenon. In some senses I believe this, because it is physically impossible to prove whether or a not a tree makes a noise when it falls in a forest if no one is around to hear it. A couple people i talked to said it is saying if something can happen it will happen and that is somewhat correct in the sense that if we perceive it then it is in fact real and does exist.
