HumbleTraveler777
Rising Star
How are plants conscious? I have vines growing at my house that just know where to grow. They can be 2 feet from anything to crawl up yet they surely find their way over to something without any eyes. (That I know of)
I also read that plants excrete a certain oil when they hear the sounds of caterpillars eating leaves, the oil deters caterpillars from eating.
This got me thinking about psychoactive molecules in plants ( tryptamines) that are similar to our own neurochemicals (serotonin). Are these chemicals responsible for the plants consciousness? What would happen if they were removed? Would the plant still know where to grow? What would happen if we dosed a plant with serotonin, would it trip out? Do plants actually have little tiny eyes and ears? Are vegans monsters for all the sentient plants they consume?
I also read that plants excrete a certain oil when they hear the sounds of caterpillars eating leaves, the oil deters caterpillars from eating.
This got me thinking about psychoactive molecules in plants ( tryptamines) that are similar to our own neurochemicals (serotonin). Are these chemicals responsible for the plants consciousness? What would happen if they were removed? Would the plant still know where to grow? What would happen if we dosed a plant with serotonin, would it trip out? Do plants actually have little tiny eyes and ears? Are vegans monsters for all the sentient plants they consume?