In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

2. Higher 2D entities (cows, chickens, dogs, cats, etc.) don't.

I don't think this is accurate. Herds of grazers, flocks of birds, hunting lions -- all exhibit spontaneous changes of direction where the entire group acts as one.

That's right! I was expecting this, and quite agree. This too supports my point. Wild animals who have not yet been individuated, still have this ability, and we call it instinct.

Whereas, domesticated animals have lost it. Why might this be so?

Furthermore, if you take a baby away from the flock or herd, and raise it as a pet, it will begin to develop its own personality, ie. sentience. Ask anyone who has ever raised a wild lion cub, fawn, or baby raccoon.

What happens when that animal is released back into the wild?

Oftentimes, it has a difficult time surviving. Why? Because it has lost its instinctual connection to the herd.

But try that with a plant. Take a wild plant and plant it in a pot inside. It will still show a connection to other plants. In fact, that is precisely what was done in those experiments; they were using houseplants in many cases, not wild dandelions.

The logical conclusion is that plants retain their group consciousness, even when in 'captivity' so to speak, ie. in a potted container. But animals taken from the wild seem to lose their instinctual connection, to a large degree.

I contend this is because the process of individuation has begun.

It's not the only way for individuation to occur. I contend that violent death also triggers it.

In which case, what sort of awareness is being birthed?