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Doplantsfeelpain?
No. Plants have no nervous system, no nociceptors, no brain, and no capacity to experience anything. Even if they did, eating animals kills more plants than eating plants directly.
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Short answer
No. Plants have no nervous system, no nociceptors, no brain, and no capacity to experience anything. Even if they did, eating animals kills more plants than eating plants directly.
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The detail
Plant electrical signalling is not sentience. The consensus of neuroscientists and plant biologists (Draguhn et al., 2021) rejects claims of plant consciousness.
Feeding crops to animals uses 5-10× more plants per calorie than direct plant consumption — so plant-eaters end far fewer plant lives.
Source: Draguhn et al., Trends in Plant Science 2021;26(7):661-663.
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