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• SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Ah yes the “well plants are alive too!” Argument that never worked before and still doesn’t

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  • federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    when you set the standard, and i meet it, then you change the standard, that’s called “moving the goalposts.”

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  • neshura@bookwormstory.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I mean disagree all you want but biologically speaking plants are life. And also biologically speaking a lot of plants have some form of “pain” reflex where they can react to damage. However that argument being a stretch is also true. It does work in some circumstances, mostly when you have a militant vegan insisting all life should be protected and no life should be ended for food (has happened to me once so by no means is this a likely event but it shows that the argument does work on very rare occasions)

    On a slightly related note: from a genetic perspective fungi (as in mushrooms) are a lot closer to animals than they are to “other” plants. Not trying to use it as an argument or anything just a fun tidbit of trivia while we are on the topic.

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    • SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Write all the bullshit you want, plants aren’t animals and you’re a moron for insinuating otherwise

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      • neshura@bookwormstory.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        ok point me to where I wrote “plants are animals”

        I wrote “plants are life” and if you disagree with that I’m sorry but you’re delusional.

        In case it relates to the mushroom tidbit: mushrooms also aren’t animals. They’re just closer to animals than plants but in the end they are fungi.

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