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Originally Posted by nekokami
Conversation has stayed pretty civil, so I'm going to take off my "moderator" hat and put my "participant" hat back on, unless someone objects.  |
We're trying!
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Originally Posted by nekokami
I have to say, that's an odd definition of "alive." I can see debating whether or not a virus is alive, but a carrot is most definitely alive. (It may or may not be able to feel pain-- there really is some evidence that plants are more active than we have previously thought. Not what I think anyone here would call "sentient," though.)
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I don't mean a carrot isn't alive in the traditional sense, it is. It "breathes" and produces food, etc. I'm just saying, for our purpose here, that a carrot isn't "alive." It has no spinal cord, brain, etc.