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Originally posted by Chewbacca:
Well that thinking only has merit if being sentient means being like humans.
Perhaps trees are sentient in ways we havent thought of or cannot comprehend due to our nature....
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very true. what if trees think on a different timescale. if you lived for 100's of years, you wouldnt want to percive every moment right. so what if a year to us, is a second to a tree? then it could be scentient, but without need to live it all. they wouldnt even notice us, as who could ever stand next to one tree for a year, much less several.
on the point of culture, trees dont need a culture. if all you needed was water + nutrients + sun and you didnt have to move, would you? trees must have it easy, sitting enjoying the sun and air, impervious to weather. just watching the world go by on a scale we cannot percieve.