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11-22-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GoNative View Post
Plants neither have a central nervous system or brain like animals do. There's nothing to feel with or process the sensation of feeling something even if they could. Can plants react to exterior stuimuli? Yes of course they can but attempting to link these reactions to something akin to human pain or emotions is a pretty big stretch considering the incredible physiological differences between animals and plants.
It hasn't much to do with bonsai anymore!

From when does a reaction which absolutely has +or- marker, considered to be feeling?
Can you be absolutely sure that nature/plant have never suffered the way we often treat it.

Having a bonsai in your home surely would give you more experience in this field. Than you'd see with your own eye.
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