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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by Dylan16807 on Friday January 20, 2023 @02:21AM (#34450087)
> No different than pain receptors, you mean.

Not the best argument. I don't really mind my pain receptors going off if the signal doesn't make it to my spine. Do you?

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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by slothtrop on Friday January 20, 2023 @09:07AM (#34453301)
If the signal "doesn't make it", it's an ineffectual signal. Are you suggesting plants have ineffectual signals?
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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by Dylan16807 on Friday January 20, 2023 @02:45PM (#34458701)
I'm suggesting that more localized signals are not the same as a pain response in a centralized blob of neurons.
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