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Post by cjm on Nov 23, 2016 7:54:57 GMT
I need more evidence. Is this not but metaphor and personification of Darwinist behaviour?Study Finds Trees Have Feelings, Make Friends And Look After Each Other Like An Old Couple “They can feel pain, [and] have emotions, such as fear. Trees like to stand close together and cuddle. They love company and like to take things slow.” These are just some of tree-whisperer Peter Wohlleben’s findings. Peter is a German researcher who not only enjoy being surrounded by trees, he has devoted his life to studying them. “There is in fact friendship among trees,” he says. “They can form bonds like an old couple, where one looks after the other. Trees have feelings.” ...
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Post by Trog on Nov 23, 2016 9:19:14 GMT
From now on I'll eat only meat.
Some trees can release chemical messages (ethylene) when they are fed upon by something, which are picked up on by other trees - which can respond by increasing the tannin content in their leafs to toxic levels.
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Post by cjm on Nov 23, 2016 21:16:31 GMT
From now on I'll eat only meat. Some trees can release chemical messages (ethylene) when they are fed upon by something, which are picked up on by other trees - which can respond by increasing the tannin content in their leafs to toxic levels. The meat part - a nice touch! The question is (IMHO) when reaction (like the ethylene release) can be considered "emotional" reactions - rather than automated responses reacting to evolutionary pressures. On the other hand, is there anything we humans do which is not a mechanical response to stimuli?
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