Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in...
by jenadine on Sunday April 02, 2023 @03:43AM
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The argument is flawed.
You defend. "if it has a cost and lasts through evolutionary time, it is beneficial."
But to conclude your conclusion, you must also show that:
- emitting noise has cost (fairly believable)
- and that something listening to it is the only way to make it beneficial, which is far from obvious. (Could just be a way to dissipate energy, or to send signal within the plant, or to get rid of some chemicals, or many other beneficial things that doesn't involve something listening)
But to conclude your conclusion, you must also show that:
- emitting noise has cost (fairly believable)
- and that something listening to it is the only way to make it beneficial, which is far from obvious. (Could just be a way to dissipate energy, or to send signal within the plant, or to get rid of some chemicals, or many other beneficial things that doesn't involve something listening)