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That depends on the definition of "alive". Fruits don't respire which a lot of definitions include. And yes, it's going to be an arbitrary line.
by ndsipa_pomu 3y ago
That depends on the definition of "alive". Fruits don't respire which a lot of definitions include. And yes, it's going to be an arbitrary line.
- fluoridation 3y agoPerhaps not the fruit as a whole, but the individual cells certainly do.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoGoing to the cellular complicates matters. That'd probably mean that you'd have to wait for fruit and veg to go mouldy before eating it and then do we consider fungus to be alive?
- fluoridation 3y agoLike I said, arbitrary lines. The only way to sidestep it completely would be if you could directly synthesize sugars, lipids, and proteins. Then you could sustain people killing-free.