"Martin" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:43:48 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 14/8/04 12:09, in article ,
"Kay"
wrote:

snip Comes back to definition of 'feelings' doesn't it? Does
someone
whose
nervous system is shot to hell have less 'feelings' than the rest
of us?
Less physical sensation, yes, but their emotions are intact, and
their
capacity for distress.

I'm inclined to think it's something to do with the extent to
which the
control systems are centralised.

Do you remember there was something written about experiments in
this line?
Was it in The Secret Life of Plants? I seem to recall something
about a
scientist burning the leaf of a plant with a cigarette and then the
plant
was hooked up to electrodes to register its 'reactions'. When the
same man
entered the room again there was - apparently - a distinct reaction
from the
plant. I may not be remembering this very clearly but it was along
those
lines.

Is this thread leading to giving up eating food all together? ;-)

Just paint yourself green, do your own photosynthesising act and drink
mineral waters.

Franz