Plants 'Scream' in the Face of Stress

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[–]useless_aether 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (7 children)

take that vegans!

i had a very proud vegetarian ex once.. i told her that life is life, no matter what we eat, we have to kill life. she was very surprised by it. i just don't understand why :-)

also, i butchered three roosters just the other day, so i was thinking about these things a bit lately.

[–]Vigte[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Honestly, I don't hate them or want to spite them - they can do what they want.

BUT,

It's the purity spiralling and trying to force it on others that causes pushback (same with anything...).

[–]useless_aether 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

i see it the same way, plus i reject the idea that they are morally superior..

[–]Vigte[S] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Exactly and now you have the science study to back it up :)

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think you get how morality works.

[–]Jesus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Good for people for being vegetarian but eskimos can surely farm on ice and eat seweed all day.

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    [–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    oh, my bad, i meant i have an ex. XD

    [–]Vigte[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Just because vegans can't hear the plants scream before they eat them, doesn't mean they aren't. Wonder how they'll get around this one?

    More versions of the story.

    Edit:

    Now I'm reminded of this and I'm scared...

    [–]zyxzevn 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Reminds me of "The secret life of plants."
    A classic book that goes into all kinds of weird things around plants.