In article ,
Dan L wrote:
Billy wrote:
In article ,
Dan L wrote:
Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:11:50 -0500, wrote:
Bill who putters writes:
"The idea that plants basically have nerves ‹ a conclusion that
grows
out of hard-to-interpret observations of electrical activity in
plant
tissue ‹ has ignited a thunderstorm of its own among plant
scientists in
recent years.
Article in question is a semantic game.
Here they are attempting to stretch the meaning of the phrase
"swarm intelligence".
Plants reacting to the environment is in no way intelligence as the
word is commonly understood.
That's a matter of perspective. Flora survives well without fauna
but
not vice versa... plants have obviously evolved a higher form of
intelligence... reproduction and photosynthesis from the perspective
of plants is the higher intelligence... only humans make asinine
superiority judgements.
Maaaaybbee, plants do have the smarts in a way. Plants have me
trained
to water and feed them on a regular basis. I groom the intelligent
grass
that makes it attractive. The plants have also trained me to help
them
to propagate... The plants do have a higher intelligence than
humans...
OH NO! GAIA is the real GOD and I am now scared! Kneeling... Hands
together...
Oh lord GAIA, I pray to thee Vegetable Garden that nourishes my
body...
Michael Pollan refers to this as a literary conceit.
http://michaelpollan.com/videos/michael-pollan-at-ted/
I could not read the link, do I need the TED application?
Is literary conceit the same as sarcasm?
No.
My family members are very strong fundamentalist authoritative christian
types.
My condolences.
Violence is out of the question, therefore I alway resort to SARCASM
when it comes to religious, political and philosophical views. Big
argument again, my bother cannot speak without praising, blessing,
condemning others in the name of his God during family get togethers.
The rebellious little brother that I have become.
We all have our crosses.
Sarcasm has been embedded in me for so long I don't think I could
change.
Becoming the hermit will be my saving grace (pun). Also one more reason
I like usenet. Seeking sanity in an insane world.
Or, you may want to explore paranoia, or maybe just Relax! I'm betting
the latter. They really are after you. You're not paranoid.
Joyeux Noël
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyE5wjc4XOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_vN0--mHug