<G> Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 2:06 PM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually I can be sure about it, Dan. Plants may be able to do many > incredible things that we are only recently learning about, they react, they > perceive in ways we are only now becoming aware of, but they have no central > nervous system. Whatever they may "feel", it's not pain. > > As the article itself says, "...scientists are reluctant to go as far as to > say they are responding to pain." > > Besides, whatever else plants may feel or perceive, they "want" us to eat > their fruits. That's why they make them succulent and sweet and tasty, so we > (and other animals) will eat them. And spread their seeds. > > Cheers, > > frank > > On December 12, 2015 1:47:27 PM EST, "Daniel J. Matyola" > <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 1:12 PM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> >>wrote: >>> since they don't feel pain I don't think they "care" how they're >>raised. >> >>I wouldn't be so sure about that, Frank: >> >>http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-01-09/new-research-plant-intelligence-may-forever-change-how-you-think-about-plants >>http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/05/15/do-plants-respond-to-pain-scientists-conduct-an-experiment-to-find-out/ >> >>Dan Matyola >>http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson > > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.