The case against plant consciousness
While I agree with his reasoning based on his definition of consciousness, I am not sure if this is the most appropriate way of defining consciousness.<p>We still do not properly understand it, thus we cannot define it. While I try to stray from vague or ambiguous interpretations, I do think it&#x27;s significant to point that out.<p>Let&#x27;s look at the generic definition:
* consciousness - &quot;the state of being awake and aware of one&#x27;s surroundings.&quot;
* awareness - &quot;knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.&quot;<p>While a plants&#x27; consciousness may not be COMPLEX, it does not mean the absence of conscious. There are things such as cellular intelligence which we know is exhibited in even the smallest of prokaryotes and eukaryotes cells.<p>At the most abstract interpretation I think consciousness can be defined as a closed system that contain both input and output, in which information is gathered and alters some component of the system itself.<p>There was a really interesting article the other day on here about how plants were more adaptive to radiation (specifically in Chernobyl) compared to the regions animal counterparts.<p>To this definition, I think plants exercise consciousness. When we look at life we have to analyze on both the fundamental and complex aspects.<p>Just my 2 cents.