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When trees have emotions, irrationality takes root : Comments

By Allen Greer, published 5/10/2018

Wholleben’s goal with the book is to make us believe that trees are like sentient animals and to have us treat them accordingly.

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This sounds like Pantheism. I'm not sure that plants have the same level of consciousness as mammals. It could be argued that therefore the death of a higher life form is worse than the death of a lower life form. You could relate this to thermodynamics and say that an increase in the number of degrees of freedom is bad. You could argue that humans are breed as omnivores and therefore eating meat is not bad as how can animals be bad- they are just following the laws of nature. Does that mean the vegetarians are bad for denying their nature and that of the universe- And hence stunting it's development. At any rate I wouldn't want to be the meat. Balance...
Posted by Canem Malum, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 4:17:16 PM
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Already the carnivorous plants are working up the food chain from insects . Killer packs of fly-eaters will move on 1) dull-witted root-bound trees 2) homo sapiens. We can expect ranks of authority , first signs of religion and the flowering of plant music and poetry, as they connect with distant plant powered planets.
Posted by nicknamenick, Wednesday, 10 October 2018 5:14:48 PM
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//This sounds like Pantheism//

No it doesn't. Go and read some Spinoza.
Posted by Toni Lavis, Thursday, 11 October 2018 5:19:56 AM
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Mountain ash, Eucalyptus regnans, is the tallest of all flowering plants. Traditionally a monarchist , it's name means "well covered ruling" and overlooks Canberra and its earthlings . Allied with the redwoods of California which are a few mm taller it's unstoppable.
Posted by nicknamenick, Thursday, 11 October 2018 7:38:10 AM
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Posted by Toni Lavis, Thursday, 11 October 2018 5:19:56 AM-
//This sounds like Pantheism//
No it doesn't. Go and read some Spinoza.

Answer- Sorry you are correct I meant Panpsychism.
Posted by Canem Malum, Thursday, 11 October 2018 8:56:26 AM
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weeping willow , climbing rose, nodding flowers, forget-me-not , she-oak , London pride , pig face, sweet William .
Waratah means "beautiful" same as in Java and India.
Posted by nicknamenick, Thursday, 11 October 2018 5:37:54 PM
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