Chris, But then you'd be changing light into energy, simple elements into chlorophyll. Pretty soon you'd be attempting nuclear fusion. It's a slippery slope!...Bill!
--- In [email protected], ChrisAustinLane <chris@...> wrote: > > When I was a kid I always hoped I could one day get gene mods to do > photosynthesis so I would not need to eat (tho I doubt I have enough surface > area to live that way). > > I will note that broccoli squeaks a bit. > > > Thanks, > Chris Austin-Lane > Sent from a cell phone > > On Aug 28, 2012, at 19:38, William Rintala <brintala@...> wrote: > > > > > > > But isn't your reluctance to bite a baby guinea pig conditioned by your > > perception? It squeals and the broccoli does not. All life is sacred. Yet > > Life consumes Life. Try living on a diet of rocks or dirt or air. > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > Find what makes your heart singâ¦and do it! > > > > > > From: Joe <desert_woodworker@...> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Mon, August 27, 2012 10:14:26 PM > > Subject: [Zen] Re: bone broth > > > > Glenn, > > > > Yes. All those things are in us. But only the sentient ones feel, and > > suffer. So far as we know. That's the key point! Not to forget! > > > > Non-discrimination goes only this far. ;-) > > > > Shakyamuni knew this. > > > > I'd rather bite a bit of Broccoli than a baby Guinea Pig. You? ;-) > > > > --Joe > > > > > "Glenn Rogers" <rgthiessen@> wrote: > > > > > > Joe, > > > > > > Okay, so from the perspective of the first noble truth, animals are > > > sentient and plants are not; I get this. From the perspective of > > > non-discrimination, however, there is absolutely no difference between me > > > and a plant or a cloud or the cow I eat. [snip] > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
