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New Study Argues Plants Might Be Conscious
Where do we draw the line between consciousness and awareness?
Have you ever noticed the subtle differences in the energy between various natural entities? Like, my sense of connection with plants feels different than my connection with the oceans, mountains, or deserts. The last three feel monumental, as though they contain galaxies of shadowed wisdom and awe-inspiring magnificence — whereas plants are like a community, more like us.
As science advances, experts are discovering that perhaps plants actually are more like us. For instance, plants have some remarkable capabilities and behaviors that make some scientists wonder if plants are conscious. Understandably, this is a tricky and ongoing debate for several reasons, but one, in particular, is that science doesn’t exactly have any concrete way of defining consciousness. Then again, at least one scientist thinks he can.
Plants Appear Intelligent
Is it just me, or is it almost like we’re going through some sort of enlightenment? As if we’ve needed all the time since the last enlightenment — with Descartes and Socrates and such — to process the concept that we are consciously aware Beings with subjective experiences. We don’t understand how it works, but we’ve at least acknowledged it as…
