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There is not really strong evidence of plant sentience. Here's one paper looking at it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8052213/
Though something interesting and perhaps counter intuitive to note is that even if we realized plants were sentient, a plant-based diet actually involved killing fewer plants due to the lessened need to grow feed (of which most of the energy is lost)
I love this phrasing
Academic writing is usually dry, but every once in a while you run into something like that which changes your perspective on how to roast an idea
This is typical propaganda from the Big Plant lobby and Vegan Church. Plants have feelings!
That's why I'm a fruitarian. I only eat fruit once it drops from the tree.
The Supreme Court says you are not allowed to interfere with the seed, or stand in shallow water.
It’s Grow v. Wade.
The issue is we as of yet still have no falsifiable or rigorous measurable definition of consciousness. So any reference to something consciousness isn't doesn't make a strong case.
I don't think plants have a conventional consciousness, but I don't think this study found evidence of something it can't even structure a good definition of.
Came here for lol’s and am now reading academic journals
I live for and love this nonsense
I have more fun imagining the scientists trying to teach plants anything.