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Originally Posted by Who are you?
Plants react to attacks and destruction of their bodies. They will have more stress hormones in their bodies, they will increase defenses and they will release pheromone-like substances to warn other plants nearby of what is happening. All very much like pain and screaming in humans and animals.
So if you're vegetarian because of conscience, you might want to consider skipping on plants as well  |
i do realise this is a legitimate point, but i have to admit that arguments like that annoy me.
(probably because it's inevitable that someone will bring it up, when i say i am vegetarian partly for ethical concerns). i have to eat something, after all, and the best i can do is eat the least complex organisms available to me. also, not that i am particularly interested in exploring the question, i suspect that those reactions really depend on what plant you are talking about ; fruit trees for example are not damaged when the fruit is harvested. this is not a case which is likely to occur when an animal is involved. (this is also why i do eat eggs and milk products : no animals were killed or harmed to make them).