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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by SketchySeaBeast on Thursday July 12, 2018 @10:49AM (#17515147)
Are you arguing that's communication, or somehow driven by a tree's desires?
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Re:A biologist who believes that trees speak a language we c... by koliber on Thursday July 12, 2018 @12:23PM (#17516102)
Arguably, you could say that it is driven by evolutionary pressure. Could you convince me that the term "evolutionary pressure" is a form of desire? I don't know. Does desire require consciousness? Are trees conscious?
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