> But if I cut myself, no amount of science can currently assess how much pain I feel or how much it bothers me. The same for a plant; if you cut it, science w

> But if I cut myself, no amount of science can currently assess how much pain I feel or how much it bothers me. The same for a plant; if you cut it, science won't tell you how much pain it feels, or how much it's bothered by your act of violence.