If talking to plants makes them grow better, they must have feelings. I heard of a study done where they played different kinds of music to plants. They say most did ok to rock and roll. They all thrived on classical like Bach and Beethoven. They also said most died when played E.L.O.
I got to thinking about this, and started to feel bad. They must have feelings, so how do you think a carrot feels when being ripped from the ground? Or how about a stalk of celery? It has to feel something when it is cut from the ground.
Maybe I’m being too sensitive, but I’m sure a cow knows it’s about to die right before slaughter. Do you think a stalk of corn gets scared as the combine closes in? Do you think it knows that it will never see the sunshine again?
I feel kind of guilty for not taking their feelings into consideration, and sort of selfish for not really caring up til now.
So how about others here, what do you think?
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This is probably how people justify fruitarianism, the least violent way to eat. I think that plants do have feelings, even if they don’t have a nervous system like ours, they are alive and are conscious on some level we may never understand. This is why I think we should give gratitude to whatever we are consuming, whether it be water, vegetables, fruits, or animals.
No Bones I think you have something, I used to take my guitar down to my granddads allotment and practice there. His crop was always much better than his friends.He won lots of prizes and always said it must have had something to do with the songs they heard. I miss him dearly..
Anyone else notice NoBones disappeared after posting a couple outlandish threads? Why are people taking him/her seriously? TROLL!
I mean, we’d have nothing left to eat but water and, that would get kinda boring.
Yeah, and then the fish would get pissed off. I’m so tired of trying to live my life without offending everyone. It’s impossible! I’ve just considered that vegetables won’t get too upset because what the hell else are they going to do? Sit on a branch all their life until they shrivel up and die? I think that getting picked in their prime and being eaten by me is a pretty good way to go out. Personally, I wouldn’t want to die a wrinkly old prune, I’d rather get eaten by an animal and go out in my prime.
I actually like ELO. I think a lot of plants would too.
LOL That’s Hilarious!
rawmama writes, 20 hours ago: I have a friend that suggested that I pray that the food I eat is organic even though it wasn’t when I bought it…I thought that was a clever prayer! :)
Hmmmmm…that would be like eating some bacon and praying that it is a leaf of spinach.
That reminds me. When I was just a kid, I used to go to bed each night and pray for a new bicycle. I’d get up every morning and look in the driveway, but there never was one. Then I realized after church one day, that God doesn’t work like that. So I just stole one and asked him to forgive me!