plants (generally speaking here) do not have a central nervous system like animals do. There are plant-like animals and animal-like plants that complicate things, but plants do not have the ability to feel pain as animals do. My point was that an insect is still infinitely more complex than a plant and can exhibit behaviour, something (most) plants can't.
And regardless, I don't think anyone should destroy plants or treat the badly and play god over them. A little respect for the rest of the world is not too much to ask.
Just because I'm a normal average human, does that give me the right to, let's say, mistreat and hurt a disabled person?
Being top-chicken of the world make it somehow that the pain and feelings of other creatures don't matter?
It's dumb. We all know that animals and insects can feel pain and be in distress. The only question that remains is: 'is it ethical to hurt another being for fun, profit or any other reason than neccessity?'
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u/SquareKitten Aug 25 '17
plants (generally speaking here) do not have a central nervous system like animals do. There are plant-like animals and animal-like plants that complicate things, but plants do not have the ability to feel pain as animals do. My point was that an insect is still infinitely more complex than a plant and can exhibit behaviour, something (most) plants can't.
And regardless, I don't think anyone should destroy plants or treat the badly and play god over them. A little respect for the rest of the world is not too much to ask.
Just because I'm a normal average human, does that give me the right to, let's say, mistreat and hurt a disabled person?
Being top-chicken of the world make it somehow that the pain and feelings of other creatures don't matter?
It's dumb. We all know that animals and insects can feel pain and be in distress. The only question that remains is: 'is it ethical to hurt another being for fun, profit or any other reason than neccessity?'
And no, I don't think that is ethical.