4 ms·
I don't think plants can feel pain. To me, pain is tied to learning and agency. Theres little to nothing a plant can learn from/ change upon being eaten, so wh
by sdwr 5y ago
I don't think plants can feel pain. To me, pain is tied to learning and agency. Theres little to nothing a plant can learn from/ change upon being eaten, so why would they be able to feel it?
I bet plants get some version of depression though.
- goldenkey 5y agoPlants literally produce nicotine, caffeine, mescaline, and other chemical insecticides to thwart off predation... Lidocaine literally works on plants because all living organisms have electrical gradients and ion channels regardless of whether or not a nervous system exists. Plants have a consciousness, it's just not the same as yours or mine. We shouldn't be eating animals or plants, we should be eating pollen, wax, and nectar - seeds and fruit. This would be true permaculture without any reaping or sowing of any life. I literally own a startup dedicated to this futuristic goal. You can email me if you are interested in Roylent. The least we can do at the current moment is to not torture animals for food. That can be agreed on regardless of one's views and understandings about information, computation, and consciousness.
- pphysch 5y agoPlants learn and have agency [1]. It just takes a bit more patience to observe. [1] - https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/commentary-plant-neurobiology https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/commentary-plant-neuro...