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1 month ago

The stinky place isn’t soil. It’s a sewer or a landfill, because that’s where human waste ends up. Neither can support plant life because they are devoid of light, just like the realm of Cthulhu.

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agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works

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2 points

1 month ago

Doesn’t change the plant-animal arrangement from the perspective of the plant, it’s still freely given. We just hold up our end through agriculture.

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-2 points

1 month ago

It’s freely given by a plant just as human sacrifices are freely given by a cult.

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agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works

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1 point

1 month ago

You’re saying that again as if I didn’t just enumerate the several fundamental differences. I get that you made an observation that you like, but it’s not really accurate.

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-1 points

1 month ago

You just asserted that the fruit is freely given, but you haven’t supported that.

I mean, one could also say that cows and pigs willingly sacrifice themselves so humans will continue to feed their descendants, but there isn’t any evidence of that either.

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agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works

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3 points

1 month ago

Basic botany and critical thinking skills. The difference between fruit bearing plants and animals is that slaughter isn’t an intrinsic part of animal reproduction. If you can present an alternate theory that better explains why angiosperms spend the energy to encase their seeds in stuff that animals find delicious, I’m happy to concede. All the evidence suggests they co-evolved with animals to take advantage of an efficient method of seed dispersal.

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0 points

1 month ago

If you want to make a teleological argument, then you could equally ask why agricultural animals, compared to wild animals, have much higher fat content and other characteristics that humans find delicious.

All evidence suggests those features are favored by humans, who are the animals currently responsible for ensuring their continued reproduction.

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