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Originally Posted by Vinterland I don't see how it is logical to avoid eating living plants...Finally, they do not think. |
Ok, hypothetically, what if 300 years from now we discover that plants have atleast a minimal "equivalent" to thought. Would you then change your position and favor Not harvesting and eating living plants?
Because essentially "they do not think" as far as we know... |
First, I'm certain that plants do not think or truly feel 'pain'. They do not have nerve endings and their reaction to something detrimental is a hormonal discharge.
I will entertain the notion and say that that if plants are proven to have some kind of thinking process (HIGHLY UNLIKELY), and it is
significant to me, yes I will not eat
living plants. In 300 years it's also likely that hunks of meat will be grown in laboratories and sold to people like some vegetarians who don't mind eating cloned meat.
Also, I think there is nothing wrong with eating an animal that has lived its' age and died of natural causes. This is known as 'free-range' farming, and plenty of farming companies put this label on their products to get more customers, but nevermind the fact that most operate as non-free ranging farms. There are a few, but I have not found any locally so I do not eat meat right now. If I did find one that claimed to be so I would have to verify it myself.
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If this was the case, could we maintain an effective diet to function properly without meat, fish, animal products like milk and eggs, AND plants...? At some point we'd have to say "hey, we'll only eat a limited amount of those foods that keep us well nourished in a way that we can't manufacture independently." Sure that would be the "responsible" thing to do under those circumstances (in my opinion), but ultimately hard to self regulate atleast under Man's current attitude toward the world.
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Hey man, 300 years in the future, ofcourse! 300 years ago we'll get all our nutrition from a single pill in the morning! I doubt that today humans can live without veggies and meat, but unless scientific progress stops, it will happen within that time, IMO.