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Originally Posted by AmateurBros
and that is ignorance. Science knows what I stated above. Things without a central nervous system don't feel...this is a fact. You can't argue that based on your own ignorance.
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I did not argue on my ignorance of whether they can feel or not.
I stated my ignorance of
what they think and feel not whether they think and feel.
That animals can think and feel is pretty much established but it isn't as established as you may think. It is within the last 50 years or so that the majority of scientists have finally said, ok, yeah animals can probably think and feel.
The science around plants is newer although it actually goes all the way back to Darwin.
Do plants feel pain? - HowStuffWorks
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Clearly, plants can communicate. But does that mean they can feel pain? It's a troubling scenario for salad lovers squeamish at the thought of eating foods with feelings, and for them the answer may not be that appetizing.
According to researchers at the Institute for Applied Physics at the University of Bonn in Germany, plants release gases that are the equivalent of crying out in pain. Using a laser-powered microphone, researchers have picked up sound waves produced by plants releasing gases when cut or injured. Although not audible to the human ear, the secret voices of plants have revealed that cucumbers scream when they are sick, and flowers whine when their leaves are cut [source: Deutsche Welle].
There's also evidence that plants can hear themselves being eaten. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia found that plants understand and respond to chewing sounds made by caterpillars that are dining on them. As soon as the plants hear the noises, they respond with several defense mechanisms [source: Feinberg].
For some researchers, evidence of these complex communication systems -- emitting noises via gas when in distress -- signals that plants feel pain. Others argue that there cannot be pain without a brain to register the feeling. Still more scientists surmise that plants can exhibit intelligent behavior without possessing a brain or conscious awareness
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VIDEO: Do Plants Respond to Pain? from Amazing Plants | Smithsonian Channel
There are a couple of references for you.
You can thank me later for the lesson on enlightenment.
