Holly Goodhead
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Cyclops said:Well, if you stand up against cruelty to animals, you'd be a hypocrite if you didn't stand up against cruelty to plants.
Both are living beings. Both are part of the natural world and deserve the right to live. We are in no position to take life away from either animals or plants because it is immoral and unethical.
Which is bull****. PETA and Animal Rights activists are stupid. There.
"I believe that our consciousness is intimately connected to our brain and nervous system. By the term "consciousness", I am referring to the ability to feel sensations such as pain, suffering, and a desire to live. Once a person is brain dead, he is no longer able to feel such sensations. Therefore, since plants do not possess anything even remotely resembling a nervous system, I believe it is extremely unlikely that plants can feel pain or suffering.
Furthermore, plants do not exhibit any behavior which would indicate consciousness, nor does the ability to feel pain give plants an evolutionary survival advantage. An animal's survival depends on reacting to situations which may cause pain and suffering. On the other hand, plants can not run away from a predator, nor can plants change their position to avoid a forest fire. Therefore, it is unlikely that plants would develop the ability to feel pain when it confers no survival advantage."