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RE: Just how smart are plants?
Yes, it does seem to make sense. Whether they know what they are doing or not I don't know, but they are intelligent I think, who knows to what extent. We understand each other best is why humans seem the superior. Like with dogs, we see dogs as being smarter than most animals but they're not, it's just that we understand them and they us because we have been around them for 30,000 years or so.
I can almost feel the presence of some plants, especially old oaks.
We no doubt have much to learn.
A problem in there concerning hierarchical thinking. Because intelligences are different, they are put into levels of relation like "superior" and "smarter".
We are now preferring to assign worth more democratically, we are different but equal.
I worship trees, but consider them friends, not superiors, and judge them on an individual by individual basis. Based on behaviour, like everyone else.
Much fascinating writing exists along the lines of plant intelligence; I particularly like Michael Pollen, especially The Botany of Desire. The study of essential oils leads one down many rabbitholes of plants and consciousness.
Thanks for the interesting discussion!
I have not read that, but is very familiar. How have I not read that? Thanks!
I have always felt a connection and avoided harming them, but my experience with the pumpkin vine really got me thinking. I now see them as extraordinary beings deserving our respect. I have never chained myself to a tree or anything that extreme, but I have put up enough argument at my workplace to save a couple of very old Oaks from removal. I made a...well it's hard to explain, I'll post in the next day or two, but it's a garden area full of life and death.
I just went and got the audiobook, will read tonight before sleep.
Oh yay! Enjoy!
I thought I had found the audio book on youtube, turned out it was just talking about it, still get the idea though. Gonna search for the real thing later though.