New Posts For Thread: The Neuroscience of Florahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_FloraDo Plants ThinkIn essence, while the scientist interviewed in the article won't be seeing plants as people anytime soon, I believe a small "I told you so" is in order, in that plants think, at least on a very basic level.To be honest, I didn't know iThis thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=521255059#521255059This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:31:45 -0500Chari -Thank you for your post #40, which I appreciated because you 'got' what I was trying to say.Mouse -Good on ya, eating a couple of meatless meals a day. Interestingly enough, that was how our family got started going veggie years ago ourselveshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520984235#520984235Chari -Thank you for your post #40, which I appreciated because you 'got' what I was trying to say.Mouse -Good on ya, eating a couple of meatless meals a day. Interestingly enough, that was how our family got started going veggie years ago ourselvesMon, 18 Jun 2012 23:11:35 -0500Try the Hearst Ranch. Most ranches figure out how many cattle per acre. The Hearst Ranch figures out how many acres per animal. All grass fed. No grains. At $22/steak it's expensive though. I get the hamburger (no "pink slime") for $8/lb. It's worthhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520983627#520983627Try the Hearst Ranch. Most ranches figure out how many cattle per acre. The Hearst Ranch figures out how many acres per animal. All grass fed. No grains. At $22/steak it's expensive though. I get the hamburger (no "pink slime") for $8/lb. It's worthMon, 18 Jun 2012 22:14:20 -0500Personally, I consider it superior when the animal was raised and killed by careful professionals, making the lifetime of the animal rich in experiences, the meat nuanced in flavour by selective breeding, and the death painless by using modern stunnihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520982795#520982795Personally, I consider it superior when the animal was raised and killed by careful professionals, making the lifetime of the animal rich in experiences, the meat nuanced in flavour by selective breeding, and the death painless by using modern stunniMon, 18 Jun 2012 21:22:27 -0500Hunting is just like any other human undertaking. There's going to be some people who do it the wrong way, and for all the wrong reasons. And, just like many other things, the more it gets to be about money, ego or competition, the less ethical and mhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520967909#520967909Hunting is just like any other human undertaking. There's going to be some people who do it the wrong way, and for all the wrong reasons. And, just like many other things, the more it gets to be about money, ego or competition, the less ethical and mMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:21:37 -0500Well hello. Authentic because the deer or the rabbit was out living as deer and rabbits do, eating what deer and rabbits normally eat and mating as they normally mate, etc. Whereas farm raised animals are highly manipulated. One day a human hunter chttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520967275#520967275Well hello. Authentic because the deer or the rabbit was out living as deer and rabbits do, eating what deer and rabbits normally eat and mating as they normally mate, etc. Whereas farm raised animals are highly manipulated. One day a human hunter cMon, 18 Jun 2012 13:02:31 -0500Many of the meals I eat are vegitarian. Breakfast and lunch are always vegitarian/vegan for me anymore. If one eats meat, it need be only a small percentage of the diet.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520967181#520967181Many of the meals I eat are vegitarian. Breakfast and lunch are always vegitarian/vegan for me anymore. If one eats meat, it need be only a small percentage of the diet.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:59:28 -0500I don't have to "justify" anything. And my consceince is doing just fine.There is no lie in gettng your own meat from hunting.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520967135#520967135I don't have to "justify" anything. And my consceince is doing just fine.There is no lie in gettng your own meat from hunting.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:58:05 -0500I help teach hunter education.Head shots aren't advisable. You're just as likely as not to blow the animal's jaw off, and doom it to a slow, painful death. Always go for a clear heart-lung shot.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520966945#520966945I help teach hunter education.Head shots aren't advisable. You're just as likely as not to blow the animal's jaw off, and doom it to a slow, painful death. Always go for a clear heart-lung shot.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:51:35 -0500LOL. Your take is that even if they think it dosn't bother them to hunt, deep down it must? Is this your way of dealing with the fact that people reject your points, that even if they appear to disagree, deep down they really must? Coming from an arehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29165529/The_Neuroscience_of_Flora?post_id=520891987#520891987LOL. Your take is that even if they think it dosn't bother them to hunt, deep down it must? Is this your way of dealing with the fact that people reject your points, that even if they appear to disagree, deep down they really must? Coming from an areSat, 16 Jun 2012 10:59:57 -0500