Greets
Sorry i know this is a animal rights blog.
But i'm wondering of your thoughts on this.
Over the years as a vegetarian then vegan i've been
drawn into many arguments one of which is,
whats the difference between eating plants and meat.
Are not plants creatures to, with feelings?
Of course i usually explain, well there's a symbiotic relationship
between plants/trees and animals, such as, mango or avocado
trees that produce their fruits/seeds in the hope that a animal
will come along, enjoy the sustenance offered by the tree,
and in return the animal removes the seed from the location
near the tree so ir might have a better chance of survival.
Whats your thoughts?
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peace love and respect
comet
What is the difference between someone who eats another Human or a Cow... or a Pet?
Difference is the difference. (You don't eat yourself, beyond auto-canabalism, because you die).
Plants may collectively feel. But the whole anthropomorphic (I'm not sure what the Plant based word for this is) aka. attributing human emotions or character to inanimate objects, or animals, in cartoons and such. really stifles people's logic as they grow up.
Myself and a Tree, not entirely similar ? You can understand this, but why is it so complex to realize, if a Tree did feel, it would be in a completely different form to Human feeling and emotion. They don't relate to the same complex things. Sure gravity and such and universal need.
But our emotion is based off social interaction... to a large extent. So ... "feel" being a descriptive word not a naming word. Of course trees can feel... but that word is defined by their own experience and their own physiology/biology.
Why do we expect to be able to relate. Especially in a non-abstract, non-surreal or non-profound way. It actually one of the most ludicrous self-expectations.
It could be possible, but definitely not in this bigoted civilization.
Example. Our emotions may be caused by our own symbiotic internal/external bacteria.. perhaps the same applies for Trees and their Symbiotic relationships.
Another thought. I've heard of a custom of a particular group of natives (in Ol' America I think)... When they need to collect wood for what ever reason, they first discus with the tree, the reasons why they need to cut it down, what they need it for and what it means to them. They then walk away... or up a hill.. then come running down yelling and screaming, then they cut down the tree next to the one they just consulted.
1. To eliminate any "anxiety" and to show their respect, debatably appreciated by an organism so very 'estranged' from one another. But also... 2. because THEY themselves experience this gesture and the sentiment adds to the value of their future gestures and craft work. 3. yelling is less scary than silently being killed without obvious reason. (how would a creature know beyond where it lives, simply because we have outer perspectives through technology ~ - ~ we assume too much and understand too little)
I've been thinking a lot about plants and such lately and it really saddens me its sorta the same about animals really hence why I'm vegan already... Someone said before that they think its ok to eat fruit because the trees knowingly provide the fruit and they want there seeds to be dropped/planted... Is that sorta the basis of fruitarianisum? Because if so that is sort of wrong still... That's like saying its ok to eat an animal if it is pregnant and you can raise the baby (with the only difference that the tree still lives but the mama animal doesn't) grr why can't we just evolve to far beyond even having to eat or drink anything at all. 
