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Default How producing "ethical, zero-harm" plant food for vegans andvegetarians kills more animals than, well, actually killing animals for thepurpose of eating them.

On Jan 2, 10:47Â*am, merryb > wrote:
> On Jan 2, 12:40Â*am, dsi1 > wrote:
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> > On 1/1/2012 5:18 PM, Bryan wrote:

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> > > On Jan 1, 8:28 pm, "Julie > Â*wrote:

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> > >> I do know that animals suffer when we kill them for food. Â*But thanks to my
> > >> high school biology class, I also know that plants suffer when we cut them
> > >> or pick them or burn them or any of the other things we might do to harvest
> > >> them or even make the fields ready to grow another crop.

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> > > Hahahahahaha! Â*Plants suffering! Â*You're a nutcase. Â*Maybe you had as
> > > kooky high school biology teacher.

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> > > --Bryan

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> > The idea that plants felt pain and responded to soothing words and even
> > kind thoughts was a common notion in the late 60s and 70s. That's what
> > drugs will do for you...

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> I believe Mythbusters had this on their show, with 4 or so different
> greenhouses. They were all the same temp, etc. One had classical
> music, another heavy metal, but can't remember the other 2- I'm sure
> one was neutral to be used as a control. I seem to recall the heavy
> metal one did best...


I like those results! Now they have to do a segment on the myth that
AC/DC is better than Metallica or Pantera for growing weed.

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