Obviously this is disingenuous when coming from omnis, but does anyone get weirded out when people rebut with an answer that amounts to “plant life doesn’t really matter because of [arbitrary standard]?” I feel like there has to be a better answer.
Is sentience an arbitrary standard? I feel like the interests of plants don't need to be respected since... they don't have interests? Everything that we know points to the idea that plants don't have interests.
Sentience seems like a standard that’s an outgrowth of our own human biology and experience of the world. It feels like we value sentience because it’s what we have; and while plants aren’t sentient, they do have nervous systems and perceptions of sorts.
I know that “save the plants, man” is a position that’s easy to ridicule, but they’re very literally our bodies and our breath, and as such I believe they should be afforded respect.
If you’re interested at all, Plant-thinking: A Philosophy of Vegetal Life is a book that’s informed my thought on this.
Obviously this is disingenuous when coming from omnis, but does anyone get weirded out when people rebut with an answer that amounts to “plant life doesn’t really matter because of [arbitrary standard]?” I feel like there has to be a better answer.
Is sentience an arbitrary standard? I feel like the interests of plants don't need to be respected since... they don't have interests? Everything that we know points to the idea that plants don't have interests.
Sentience seems like a standard that’s an outgrowth of our own human biology and experience of the world. It feels like we value sentience because it’s what we have; and while plants aren’t sentient, they do have nervous systems and perceptions of sorts.
I know that “save the plants, man” is a position that’s easy to ridicule, but they’re very literally our bodies and our breath, and as such I believe they should be afforded respect.
If you’re interested at all, Plant-thinking: A Philosophy of Vegetal Life is a book that’s informed my thought on this.
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