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Do living organisms other than animals know they are there?

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Beamer
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Apr 30, 2007, 5:33 AM

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What I'm asking is, can a plant/fungus/protist, say... an Oak Tree, "know" that itself exists? Or is it just an automated living machine?

I think it does to some degree, but we will never know for sure unless somebody can turn into a plant.

coolgreencat
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Apr 30, 2007, 6:59 AM

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but we will never know for sure unless somebody can turn into a plant.

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Beamer
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Apr 30, 2007, 7:14 AM

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I just wanted to know what you guys thought.

Van Jens
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Apr 30, 2007, 11:56 AM

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Unless plants have like brain-like organisms in themselves, then no.

Jindrak
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Apr 30, 2007, 12:03 PM

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I don't know, Jerry, let's ask them!

Mr Flower, do you exist?
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Apparently not, back to you Jerry!

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Valiant
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Apr 30, 2007, 12:09 PM

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Sometimes I hold philosophical conversations with the plant growing within my pubes, but otherwise, no, I don't think any other plants know they exist. Billy is a special case.

Eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.

TazG
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Apr 30, 2007, 12:28 PM

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Life has a scientific definition that is too specific to really be useful. Plants are technically alive, but not really.

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neocloud101
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Apr 30, 2007, 1:04 PM

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Yeah, the difference between living organisms other than animals and animals themselves is that animals have a nervous system. Plants are living, but they have no idea what's going on around them.

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May 1, 2007, 8:34 AM

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Things without brains can't "know" anything

CROMEDOME
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May 1, 2007, 8:37 AM

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Things without brains can't "know" anything

That fact has been restated about 5 times in different ways now let this thread die

Shinysheep
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May 2, 2007, 11:30 AM

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Maelstrom
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May 3, 2007, 9:00 AM

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Does it actually matter?

Athlon XP
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May 3, 2007, 9:02 AM

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Life has a scientific definition that is too specific to really be useful.

Except when you're talkin' about fetuses.

But yeah. Point is, plants have no brains. They have no consciousness at all. They are living, but only just.

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May 3, 2007, 10:53 PM

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May 11, 2007, 8:57 PM

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Sometimes I hold philosophical conversations with the plant growing within my pubes, but otherwise, no, I don't think any other plants know they exist. Billy is a special case.

Your post was good up until "Billy". What a stupid generic name :|

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