Jay520 on 27 December 2012
| Mnementh said: As do most animals. I agree, most animals we eat have. Do you think it is OK to eat sponges, because that are animals without a nervous system? And as we don't know so far what is the reason for emotions, it may be possible that no nervous system is needed for that. |
We're not talking about animals in general, so it's irrelevant what most animals generally have. We're talking about animals that people tend to eat.
And emotions are impossible without feelings, consciousness, and some sort of mental state, which plants lack altogether.
