thats true that plants dont have nervous systems, but it has been proven that they respond to aggressive stimulus and, just like any living thing, they have the will to live as any other living thing does. For example, many plants have evolved to have defensive structures so that they aren't eaten, or they grow faster than they can be consumed so they will produce offspring. maybe that doesn't prove that an individual plant doesn't "want" to be eaten, but it proves that that species ...
wants to survive, which doesn't seperate it from animals in anything except suffering and the trophic pyramid. However, though we haven't proven that plants can feel pain, we also haven't proven that they cant :)
hey, i'm as close to a vegetarian/vegan as you can get, i'm just stating that we don't in fact know that they don't feel anything. Regardless, if you eat an animal, that animal has to eat ten times that amount of plants in order to sustain itself. You still cause less suffering. I was merely bringing up a point. Don't you turn on me you crazy bum ;)
great video! keep it up!
VeganTruth 2 years ago
I will...if I find the time :p
oneandonlyhypnos 2 years ago
thats true that plants dont have nervous systems, but it has been proven that they respond to aggressive stimulus and, just like any living thing, they have the will to live as any other living thing does. For example, many plants have evolved to have defensive structures so that they aren't eaten, or they grow faster than they can be consumed so they will produce offspring. maybe that doesn't prove that an individual plant doesn't "want" to be eaten, but it proves that that species ...
EcoLogicality 2 years ago
wants to survive, which doesn't seperate it from animals in anything except suffering and the trophic pyramid. However, though we haven't proven that plants can feel pain, we also haven't proven that they cant :)
EcoLogicality 2 years ago
it is obvious that they can't feel anything...have we proven that a rock doesn't feel? have we proven that it does...
oneandonlyhypnos 2 years ago
hey, i'm as close to a vegetarian/vegan as you can get, i'm just stating that we don't in fact know that they don't feel anything. Regardless, if you eat an animal, that animal has to eat ten times that amount of plants in order to sustain itself. You still cause less suffering. I was merely bringing up a point. Don't you turn on me you crazy bum ;)
EcoLogicality 2 years ago
good vid
TBman256 2 years ago
thanks
oneandonlyhypnos 2 years ago