Buddha was a nice human being who practiced self control.

But his idea of being vegeterianism was probably because he could not hear plants crying when plucked off. Glad that he attained salvation without knowing that plants have life too, as much life as animals have.

To all those people who are coming up with Animal Rights, someday you will meet someone trying to secure Plant rights too.

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Persephonee · 22-25, F

I think it's uncertain whether plants are screaming in expression of pain or fear - or whether it's just a purely physical phenomenon as various molecules evaporate out of exposed sap and the sap rushes to try and seal the hole in the plant.

But you're right, if one's diet is determined by purely ethical concerns it should encompass everything not just animals

TheOrionbeltseeker · 36-40, M

@Persephonee

it's just a purely physical phenomenon as various molecules evaporate out of exposed sap and the sap rushes to try and seal the hole in the plant.

Is this phenomena similar to wound healing?

Persephonee · 22-25, F

@TheOrionbeltseeker I'm not a biologist but if you cut into a tree for example sap rushes (well, oozes) to the wound and plugs the gap and stops infection getting into the heart of the tree, so yes practically it is the same.

IDK if eg the milky-white sap you get from a lettuce if you pick a leaf is there to heal the wound or not though.