Title: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 23, 2008, 09:14:30 PM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 23, 2008, 09:14:30 PM
I know this is dumb,but I have always wondered about this.For those who don't eat meat.Since broccoli has a simple nervous system (it can feel pain) do you avoid the veggie to?Honestly I don't mean to offend anyone.It's something I have always wondered about.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 09:15:54 PM
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 09:15:54 PM
:D
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 23, 2008, 09:17:14 PM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 23, 2008, 09:17:14 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean":banna: <<How could you eat something that cute?! :D I could make a comment but I won't.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: McQ on June 23, 2008, 09:55:57 PM
Post by: McQ on June 23, 2008, 09:55:57 PM
I'm having one of those moments where I can't tell if someone is joking or not.
You are kidding, right? If not, my apologies for being so thick, but Broccoli does not feel pain, or have a CNS.
If it was a joke, then sorry for not getting it.
You are kidding, right? If not, my apologies for being so thick, but Broccoli does not feel pain, or have a CNS.
If it was a joke, then sorry for not getting it.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 23, 2008, 10:02:46 PM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 23, 2008, 10:02:46 PM
Quote from: "McQ"I'm having one of those moments where I can't tell if someone is joking or not.
You are kidding, right? If not, my apologies for being so thick, but Broccoli does not feel pain, or have a CNS.
If it was a joke, then sorry for not getting it. :banna: Yes I'm bored.And in a odd mood.Actually one of my sons used it as a reason to not eat his veggies.I have no clue where he got it from but it was to funny.
One of his cousins while playing basketball told the Ref he needed to call a testicle foul!!
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: susangail on June 23, 2008, 10:27:54 PM
Post by: susangail on June 23, 2008, 10:27:54 PM
Well... I'm a vege.... and I don't eat broccoli. I'm a treehugger and broccoli look like little trees.... it's just so sad 
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 10:34:45 PM
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 10:34:45 PM
Quote from: "susangail"Well... I'm a vege.... and I don't eat broccoli. I'm a treehugger and broccoli look like little trees.... it's just so sad :devil: *Evil laughter*
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: susangail on June 23, 2008, 10:39:21 PM
Post by: susangail on June 23, 2008, 10:39:21 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"Quote from: "susangail"Well... I'm a vege.... and I don't eat broccoli. I'm a treehugger and broccoli look like little trees.... it's just so sad :devil: *Evil laughter**sob* :mad:
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: joeactor on June 23, 2008, 10:44:21 PM
Post by: joeactor on June 23, 2008, 10:44:21 PM
Well, I'm an omnivore, but I particularly like eating veggies because I have the mutant ability to hear them scream...
(cue more evil laughter)
Ok, seriously... It's all where you draw the line. Almost everything we ingest either is or was alive at some point. It's how life works. Being comfortable with our place on the food chain is a good thing, IMHO.
Yeppers,
JoeActor
(cue more evil laughter)
Ok, seriously... It's all where you draw the line. Almost everything we ingest either is or was alive at some point. It's how life works. Being comfortable with our place on the food chain is a good thing, IMHO.
Yeppers,
JoeActor
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 11:06:08 PM
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 11:06:08 PM
Quote from: "susangail"*sob* :mad:
:D
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: crocofish on June 23, 2008, 11:10:36 PM
Post by: crocofish on June 23, 2008, 11:10:36 PM
When I was a kid, I remember watching some program on TV where they hooked up a galvanometer to a plant and showed how it responded to someone talking to it. I became quite empathetic towards plants for a while.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 11:13:40 PM
Post by: Asmodean on June 23, 2008, 11:13:40 PM
Quote from: "crocofish"When I was a kid, I remember watching some program on TV where they hooked up a galvanometer to a plant and showed how it responded to someone talking to it. I became quite empathetic towards plants for a while.A while being..? Until dinner?
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: crocofish on June 23, 2008, 11:34:15 PM
Post by: crocofish on June 23, 2008, 11:34:15 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"Actually, dinner didn't bother me. It just made me flinch when people were mindlessly hacking at plants for no good reason other than destruction. It bothered me that plants might have feelings and people were being mean to plants.Quote from: "crocofish"I became quite empathetic towards plants for a while.A while being..? Until dinner?
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: susangail on June 23, 2008, 11:39:04 PM
Post by: susangail on June 23, 2008, 11:39:04 PM
Quote from: "joeactor"Ok, seriously... It's all where you draw the line. Almost everything we ingest either is or was alive at some point. It's how life works. Being comfortable with our place on the food chain is a good thing, IMHO.I completely agree.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 24, 2008, 04:18:39 PM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 24, 2008, 04:18:39 PM
To all broccoli posters!! I was wondering does anyone thing broccoli: the conspiracy against our children might be a funny video??
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: SunKissed on June 28, 2008, 11:57:43 PM
Post by: SunKissed on June 28, 2008, 11:57:43 PM
people should convert Lions into vegetarians
you should see them on the discovery channel, attacking poor gazelles.
you should see them on the discovery channel, attacking poor gazelles.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: Loffler on June 29, 2008, 01:19:29 AM
Post by: Loffler on June 29, 2008, 01:19:29 AM
Broccoli "feels pain" to even less of a degree than a severed arm feels pain when you poke it with a needle. The chemical reaction in plants to aggressive stimulus is closer to an immune system reaction than a nervous system reaction, but it isn't exactly either.
Most importantly, though, broccoli has no brain. It's as unsentient as a rock.
Most importantly, though, broccoli has no brain. It's as unsentient as a rock.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: crocofish on June 29, 2008, 04:10:01 AM
Post by: crocofish on June 29, 2008, 04:10:01 AM
Quote from: "SunKissed"people should convert Lions into vegetarians
you should see them on the discovery channel, attacking poor gazelles.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv145%2Fwitchywillow77%2Fl_4ac778b8e4c7292f82b3cf97ce51d673.jpg&hash=da948629ba700e0832e36166253ed28eaba83564)
:lol:
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: susangail on June 29, 2008, 04:30:49 AM
Post by: susangail on June 29, 2008, 04:30:49 AM
Quote from: "afreethinker30":hail: To all broccoli posters!! I was wondering does anyone thing broccoli: the conspiracy against our children might be a funny video??Kind of a late reply but YES!
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 02:33:06 AM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 02:33:06 AM
Quote from: "crocofish"Quote from: "SunKissed"people should convert Lions into vegetarians
you should see them on the discovery channel, attacking poor gazelles.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv145%2Fwitchywillow77%2Fl_4ac778b8e4c7292f82b3cf97ce51d673.jpg&hash=da948629ba700e0832e36166253ed28eaba83564)
:lol: :lol: Another reason to enjoy the company on here.That was friggin sweet!
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 02:34:13 AM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 02:34:13 AM
Quote from: "susangail"Quote from: "afreethinker30":hail: To all broccoli posters!! I was wondering does anyone thing broccoli: the conspiracy against our children might be a funny video??Kind of a late reply but YES!
I've been trying to get my kids to act out parts but they say no unless money is involved.I need someones kids to borrow for a couple of hours
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: EvolutionCalling on June 30, 2008, 02:36:56 AM
Post by: EvolutionCalling on June 30, 2008, 02:36:56 AM
I charge $75/hour for mine, but for you, I may be able to cut a deal.
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 03:12:19 AM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 03:12:19 AM
Quote from: "EvolutionCalling"I charge $75/hour for mine, but for you, I may be able to cut a deal.
Oh yeah what kind of deal?
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: McQ on June 30, 2008, 03:46:21 AM
Post by: McQ on June 30, 2008, 03:46:21 AM
Quote from: "afreethinker30"Quote from: "susangail"Quote from: "afreethinker30":hail: To all broccoli posters!! I was wondering does anyone thing broccoli: the conspiracy against our children might be a funny video??Kind of a late reply but YES!
I've been trying to get my kids to act out parts but they say no unless money is involved.I need someones kids to borrow for a couple of hours :D
Title: Re: broccoli /vegetarian question
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 03:55:05 AM
Post by: afreethinker30 on June 30, 2008, 03:55:05 AM
QuoteNo, I really love all my kids, from good old whats-his-name to the little one with blond hair and the gimpy leg.
How much?I don't take checks.