Plants mind and Consciousness: A Theory of Plants Consciousness

This paper argues that plants have consciousness, proposing that consciousness is dual, consisting of "Cosmic Consciousness" and brain-derived consciousness. The author contends that plants use Cosmic Consciousness to survive, adapt, and reproduce, while humans use brain-derived consciousness for behavior. The paper presents cross-pollination as evidence of plants' intentional and conscious control over their fertilization, claiming this demonstrates plant consciousness beyond scientific doubt. The argument is theoretical and philosophical, drawing on the premise that all living organisms face common survival challenges that necessitate consciousness.

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The purpose of this research is to find out whether plants species have mind and consciousness, or whether plants have conscious awareness of themselves and their environment comparable to the human mind and consciousness. To begin with, this Paper has hypothesized that plants, animals, and human beings meet certain natural challenges that compel them to develop attributes and capabilities through (their common urge to survive) to cope with those challenges in the world. Thus, all living organisms, plants, animal, and human beings face the challenges to feed and avoid being eaten (or find a way around being eaten as plants do), to pass on their genes to the next generation for the perpetuation of their species. Human beings do it, animals do it, and plants also do it. Secondly, to be able to adapt to your environment, pass on your genes, take care of your offspring for the perpetuation of your species that animals have, human beings have, and plants also have, you got to have consciousness in the first place. However, in the third place, human adaptation to their environment as well as human behavior is powered by human conscious ness or (according to neuroscientists), the human brain. But what about plants that obviously do not have brains? What type of consciousness fuels plants ability to adapt to their environments for their obvious survival activities? The search for the type of consciousness that powers plants activities of survival has led to these postulates: Con sciousness consists of two main parts namely: a) Cosmic Consciousness and b) brain derived consciousness c) human beings use their brain derived consciousness (known as objective consciousness) for their behavior, while plants use their Cosmic Consciousness for their activities of survival. Hence, consciousness is dual, not monist, but dual consist ing of Cosmic Consciousness (that plants use) and brain consciousness (that is responsible for human behavior). This Paper has focused on Plants use of Cosmic Consciousness for their activities of survival with regards to the topic of Cross-pollination that will be clear evidence that plants have consciousness. Plants use their Cosmic Consciousness for their activities of survival in many ways but the most prominent use of Cosmic Consciousness by plants can be clearly demonstrated in plants intentional and conscious control of the process of their fertilization widely known as Cross-pollination. This is what this Paper has laid out as valid proof beyond any scientific doubt that Plants indeed have consciousness. So, what is Cross-pollination? How do plants consciously control Cross-pollination? Keywords Cross-pollination; Plants; Consciousness; Human mind; Human behavior