a planty purpose

Tomatoes - Do plants feel pain? Some say yes. Some say no. Nonetheless, there is a planty purpose.
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Many plants use fruits and their consumption as part of a reproduction strategy. When they got humans in on their game, they got their reproduction to skyrocket.
United States
October 30, 2009 4:39pm CST
Do plants feel pain? Some say yes. Some say no. Nonetheless, there is a planty purpose. * Many plants use fruits and their consumption as part of a reproduction strategy. When they got humans in on their game, they got their reproduction to skyrocket. * Take the tomato. Tomatoes were once found only in South America. Now they can be found everywhere. Admittedly, not all fruits that are eaten find their seeds producing new plants, but enough do to make the practice well worth while, the case all over the plant kingdom. Enough seeds are extracted out of tomato fruits for reproduction purposes for the tomatoes to keep producing tasty fruits. * Most life forms find birth a painful process.
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@DivaGirl (44)
• Canada
30 Oct 09
I believe all objects have some degree of consciousness, both aminate and inaminate. So I suspect plants do feel pain. Tasty little things, though, no plans to stop scarfing them down!
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• United States
1 Nov 09
You've probably been used to a planty purpose at some point in your life too...