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by justonceokay 340 days ago
To your point, we have a great understanding of human/mammalian injury and injury recovery. We know what proteins and structures cause blood clots and we can even manipulate them to help peoples blood clot better. We know about nerves and reflexes and nociceptors.

But if I cut myself, no amount of science can currently assess how much pain I feel or how much it bothers me.

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> But if I cut myself, no amount of science can currently assess how much pain I feel or how much it bothers me.

The same for a plant; if you cut it, science won't tell you how much pain it feels, or how much it's bothered by your act of violence.