Joe, Flowers do have 'senses' in the sense that they have receptors for and respond to light, touch, chemical signals and possibly sound. They have fairly complex internal electrical and chemical signaling systems....
What I doubt is Merle's contention that her plants listen to her and respond to what she says.... There is no evolutionary reason they should do so and no scientific evidence that they do.... I'd say Merle is projecting here which is a dangerous form of illusion and the antithesis of Zen.... There is a subtle Zen point here. It's fine to have personal myths like this so long as one realizes they are just fun fantasy, games and illusion and NOT reality. Illusion recognized as illusion is reality, illusion seen as reality is illusion.... One of the most dangerous illusions to Zen is the various 'New Age' wishful thinking that falsely projects goody goody saccharin fake sweetness on reality. It's like astrology, numerology, anti-scientific religious delusions and the various forms of 'spiritualism' that all attempt to project the delusions of mind onto reality. There is no realization so long as one is mired in these illusions... Edgar On Aug 28, 2012, at 12:31 AM, Joe wrote: > Glenn, > > With respect, I *doubt* these "instrumental revelations". > > I am a professional and an expert in Scientific Instrumentation, and I have > nothing but doubts about these botanical "experiments" that are so often > cited. I believe they are BS; and, if you have a while, I can show you > exactly why. Well, it may not be easy to get together. > > But, keep a skeptical -- and an open -- mind, I suggest! > > And don't be gullible. > > As much as I love flowers, too. > > --Joe > > > "Glenn Rogers" <rgthiessen@...> wrote: > > > > I saw a National Geographic program in which scientists hooked up ECG > > monitors to plant flowers. [snip] > >
