Is Eating Plants Wrong?

Even without ears, eyes or a nose, plants are very perceptive. Professor Carbon says that plants perceive as much as humans and then some. Studies modelled on the famous Pavlov's dog experiment have trained PC-lings to find the quickest route to light through a maze. In another experiment, potted plants were lined up with roots joining them like a chain of people holding hands. The plants talk to each other, passing along information about water and air temperature through their roots. All this takes brain power, and there's clearly evidence that plants might have some kind of intelligence. But is it wrong to eat them? That's what James Wong asked Michael Marta, professor of philosophy at