Why I am not a vegan

[Parsons]

As if to say your own conclusions aren't also pure speculation? :/

When I said "It's all speculation" I was including myself in that. We are ALL speculating about what plants feel.

But there is NO speculation about animals. We KNOW they feel pain and fear. That isn't speculation; that is fact.

Again and again, we come back to this. There is evidence that supports that flora responds to physical threats and/or damage, but it is inconclusive (so far). From there, you make a pure assumption that the flora does not feel pain or fear. That is your choice to assume that, and that's perfectly fine; I support your choice. But you then project this assumption onto others and say that OTHER PEOPLE'S actions are negative, and by your words and actions are intolerant of other's choice to believe flora DOES feel pain and fear when damaged or threatened. The entire reason I have continued to discuss this is in hopes that you will respect that choice.

You have recently shown that when presented with evidence contrary to the fact, you immediately denounce the evidence with little logical thought on the matter. Case in point, it is well documented certain plants will release a mustard compound (or other chemical) as a defense mechanism against certain insects. Yet you rigidly assumed that to be false despite there being much more widely accepted and conclusive evidence to that fact.