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It sounds like plants hear as much as infants: They receive a vibrational stimulus and respond to it. I think it’s you who is projecting too much into then to
by FakeComments 8y ago
It sounds like plants hear as much as infants:
They receive a vibrational stimulus and respond to it.
I think it’s you who is projecting too much into then topic, saying that we must accept your entire conception of intelligence hierarchies or else we’re abusing the word “hear”.
No.
My Echo hears me. Plants hear flower usage. Etc.
- harshreality 8y agoIf 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.