Matt Smith Admin Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 31134
July 4th, 2007 at 04:41pm
I thought this would be funny.
Argument side 1:
Jam:
Studies have shown that plants recoil from injurious sensations. It has been explained that plants can differentiate between harmless contact, say raindrops and the touch of an insect. Not only that, but plants can repair their own wounds. Plants do have a nerve structure, but very different to ours.
Plants thrive when they're “happy” and wither when their not. They like certain environments, they get sick, they have needs ect. They have physical emotion.
Argument side 2:
Plants don't get 'happy'. They don't 'like' to live in certain environments, they have no choice. There is no 'liking' about it, plants are limited by their adaptattions and if they don't have the right conditions they cannot function and will die. This is down to need for survival, not plants thinking "Oooh, soil of pH 7. Cosy (h)"
Besides, plants have no brains, how do you propose they think, let alone feel emotion?
The question is. Do plants feel emotion or not?
Go.
ancient Had A Life Before GSB Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 29697
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"So these carrots..."
"Have been murdered, yes."
robotchicken. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 8423
July 4th, 2007 at 07:45pm
LOL
Yeah, I dont really think plants have real emotions e_e [dont know how that goes] I mean, your right the have no brain, so maybe its a differnt level of emotion. idk, but i heard if you talk to your plant they'll get happy and grow. :/
Chile D. Guy Basket Case Age: 34 Gender: Male Posts: 15969
July 4th, 2007 at 09:02pm
they are living beings so they must feel something.
St. Dude Moderator Age: 31 Gender: Male Posts: 60077
July 4th, 2007 at 09:13pm
Robert Cartman:
they are living beings so they must feel something.
very true. all living things have to feel something. plants to human beings.
robotchicken. Falling In Love With The Board Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 8423
July 4th, 2007 at 09:26pm
Sooooo, since animals have emotions aswell [it would be bad to kill them for food] and plants have emotions [it would also be bad to kill them for food]
Or is it just that plants dont have big ole' eyes that can stare back at you?
Macfadyen Basket Case Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 16175
July 5th, 2007 at 01:12am
They're called Bleeding Hearts, I have some in my back yard. Looks like a pretty "emo" plant to me. OHSNAP.
I am fully aware that "emo" does not stand for "emotional"
worn-out astronaut. Had A Life Before GSB Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 28177
July 5th, 2007 at 02:53am
Well you know that plants grow better when you sing to them or play music so maybe there is something about it. But I am not sure about real emotions, I mean emotions are complex.
Biffy Clyro Basket Case Age: 34 Gender: Male Posts: 16018
July 5th, 2007 at 06:45am
If this turns out to be true, what are the vegans going to eat?
I remember seeing something on the news (maybe) the other night about a scientific investigation determining that plants can actually distinguish between siblings and non-siblings. When non-biologically related plants were introduced to biologically-related plants the biologically-related plants root growth expanded so much the non-related plants began to deteriorate. So if they can determine realtives and non-relatives could they feel injuries? Probably not in the sense we do, but they must do on some level. When a tree is injured, sap leaches out, cleaning the "wound" and dries much like human blood does. And yes some plants respond better to some forms of music than others. i guess we just can't really explain it al yet.
Ol' Blue Eyes. King For A Couple Of Days Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 4816
July 5th, 2007 at 09:31am
Mastodon:
If this turns out to be true, what are the vegans going to eat?
Well you know that plants grow better when you sing to them or play music so maybe there is something about it. But I am not sure about real emotions, I mean emotions are complex.
Vegan by definition is just someone who doesn't eat or use animal products..so they would still be able to eat plants even if they had emotions, that doesn't violate any ~ vegan rules ~. It would only affect someones diet if they didn't want to eat things with emotions.
Matt Smith Admin Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 31134
July 5th, 2007 at 06:43pm
I thought that the whole singing deal was down to exhaling carbon dioxide.
When you sing or play an instrument that you blow into (like a flute) around a plant, you increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the air meaning it can respire more effectively and then grow better.
ancient Had A Life Before GSB Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 29697
July 6th, 2007 at 01:20am
robotchicken.:
LOL
Yeah, I dont really think plants have real emotions e_e [dont know how that goes] I mean, your right the have no brain, so maybe its a differnt level of emotion. idk, but i heard if you talk to your plant they'll get happy and grow. :/
I TESTED THE MUSIC THEORY IT DIDN'T WORK
worn-out astronaut. Had A Life Before GSB Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 28177
July 6th, 2007 at 05:21am
But I played The Clash to my plant from my CD player [that wasn't near and it doesn't blow so the carbon-dioxide thing doesn't apply here] and my plant grew and she was more colourful. And more punk-rock tbh
Ol' Blue Eyes. King For A Couple Of Days Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 4816
July 6th, 2007 at 09:35am
Lupinator:
But I played The Clash to my plant from my CD player [that wasn't near and it doesn't blow so the carbon-dioxide thing doesn't apply here] and my plant grew and she was more colourful. And more punk-rock tbh
I bet your plant does this... ... when you're not around.
Imagine how horrible dirt must feel whenever someones uses "dirtball" as an insult.
... when you're not around.