lol, what a weird question. If gravity were reversed would that change things? I think it might. What if instead of eyes we had golf-balls? Oh man that would be crazy. Plants don't have brains. Anything close to "feelings" they might have are just biomechanical reactions in no way comparable to the sophisticated, complex phenomena that occur in sentient beings.
24 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
It would change some people's lifestyles dramatically. Others it wouldn't change at all. It would certainly change the lives of a lot of vegetarians. It could even make some vegetarians not be vegetarians anymore...they might give up on their ideals entirely if they prevented their survival. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong about that. People who do believe that animals have feelings and who eat them anyway and don't really care, however, would really not care about eating plants either.
24 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
Yes, if we find out that plants can feel pain as much as animals do, I'd feel less bad about eating meat, because this would mean that it can't be helped, we will always cause pain to something in order to live. It would also change the way I see vegetarians and vegans. I guess that if plants do feel, the most moral choice would be to only eat products which wouldn't kill either animals or plants. Dairy products, fruits and so on...
25 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
Firstly, eating meat funnels hundreds and hundreds of more plants through farm animals to sustain the meat that you eat. Thus, abstaining from eating meat would still harm less beings by eating less plants. Secondly, fruits are definitely plants.
24 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
Yeah totally agree with you on the numbers matter. I was just wondering about the whole "feelings" excuse in itself, but I probably said a bunch of nonsense since I know nothing about the science behind it... About the fruits, I was thinking that if you eat an apple, you don't have to kill the apple tree, but if you eat potatoes.... =P
23 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
There are raw food purists who will only eat, for example, apples that have fallen to the ground. Which is something I don't get, but each to their own!
22 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
There IS a group of people who use the argument that plants HAVE feelings and CAN feel pain based on a scientific study. However this study has not been accepted by anybody who has brains. The reason for this is that they're probably adjusting the term 'pain' to any sort of reaction to damage. Plants are purely bio-chemical reactions without any form of conciousness. BUT if there was good, thorough scientific research to prove me wrong, then it would make a lot of difference a - for vegetarians who wouldn't want to harm plants b - for those who argue that vegetarians aren't on the moral high horse.
24 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
Yeah. For once, maybe it'd open some people's eyes to what we really are so they'd stop bitching about me eating a steak.
24 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
yes it does matter if plants have feelings because they r living thing
20 days ago | Tagged As: Yes, it changes everything
No it doesn't!!! All they are is chlorophyll and nutrients wrapped in a green skin. They don't have souls, therefore they aren't people which means they don't have feelings~! V
20 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
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Would it matter? no. I mean, I know that ants have feelings, and I don't watch where I step. Why? Because I've got better things to do, like spread Amdro in my backyard. Plus, since they lack any kind of nervous system that creates senses, we already know that they don't have feelings.
25 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
Plants are plants and people are people. People have feelings, but plants do not. ~! V
20 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
Animals are not going to stop living off of plants just because they figure out they have feelings.
18 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
No, it doesn't matter because plants are inanimate objects that do not have a soul.
23 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
No they are plants , why ? Hang on I will sing to my plants...............................................................................................................................................................................dang enviormentalists!
23 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
No way i could punch a lily and it would'nt make any difference to ANYTHING!
22 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
Hell it doest even matter if animals have feelings. Just make it quick! Nothing like a good steak...medium rare just a touch of pink in the middle...mmmmmmm. Lets eat!
23 days ago | Tagged As: No, it's all the same
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