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I am not trying to be obtuse, I literally cannot think of any literal common sense explanation of how an oak tree could know more things than you.
by Trufa 4y ago
I am not trying to be obtuse, I literally cannot think of any literal common sense explanation of how an oak tree could know more things than you.
- hwbehrens 4y agoIt has lived longer and therefore observed (for some definition of observed) more. Its rings encode atmospheric carbon and drought metrics for centuries, for example.
- peteradio 4y agoBut if we cut down the tree next to it then we can know just those same things, but the tree doesn't have youtube so I guess its a toss up.
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- ethbr0 4y agoHow much do you know about the soil nutrient mix, pH, and microbiome under your feet?
- Earwig 4y agoBy what measure does an oak tree "know" about any of these things? If it does under definition X, do I also "know" about the microbiome in my own body under definition X? The nutrient mix of the food I eat, the oxygen content of the air I breathe?
- ethbr0 4y agoIt changes its own processes in response to those quantities. And certainly, you know your own microbiome! But I'm assuming you mass less than 9,000 kg, aren't 24 meters tall, and interact with less than 500 m^3 of soil.