On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 07:34:34 -0700, Jim Clark wrote:
Seems that a lot here hinges on what the word "know" means.
For some reason this statement reminds me of Bill Clinton
when he said "It depends upon what the meaning of 'is" is..."
For those who don't know or have forgotten or are actively
Seems that a lot here hinges on what the word "know" means. Does the response
of an object to any treatment warrant the label? Or does "know" imply something
else, like awareness. Even "they fight back" seems like a provocative and
perhaps unjustified wording, although not as egregious as
Plants apparently respond to "attacks" on them, such as eating them.
For a couple of examples. see:
http://daily.jstor.org/plants-know-when-they-are-being-eaten-and-they-fight-back/
There is an old story in Zen Buddhism about all living things having
Buddha nature and it is a sin to kill and eat,
