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interesting question statistically, but completely wrong place and situation to ask.

That’s a good point. But oh my gods I had a stroke trying to read that with all the symbols

That article is sign-in walled… But also, I know all these things. I know plants respond to stimuli and even communicate and can even store information; for example the Mimosa plant can learn that there is no danger when being dropped but still respond to a different touch.

However, do you not agree that pain is an experience? To feel pain, you must have an internal experience. Something that it is like to be you. I think this can be the case for essentially all animals.

But simply said, plants don’t have neurons. Literally. They cannot feel like we feel. Not to say that plants _don’t _ feel, not at all. They for sure do. But pain… is a very unique experience, and it seems that plants don’t and can’t have the internal experience to have that sensation.

that’s not really a good point. We can never know anyway, so this is a good a place as any

This is what i’m saying. It works for animals because we can feasibly move out of the way in a reasonable time. I get that plants can move to some extent. Still, my point stands. While a plant can surely sense damage, its very questionable if plants have an internal sense, meaning a qualia, which is required (as far as I know) to feel pain.

I feel like I had a stroke trying to read that my gods

there is no evolutionary reasons for plants to feel “pain”. Pain works for animals because it’s a damage indicator compelling them to move away or get rid of the danger/source.

Since plants can’t move, it would be useless to evolve a feeling of pain for them.

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