obsidian/🛡️ Debate/Opponents/Cat IRL.md

Debate 1

Proposition

"Plants don't want to be eaten because they can get scared, stressed, or horny"

Analysis

1. plants can get scared, stressed, or horny
2. fear: tries to protect itself by making itself taste like shit
3. stress: chemical communication to other X
4. horny: has a means of reproduction
5. want: inclination or movement toward something
6. clock: has an internal clock

Sentience Reductio

Variable	Definition
F	something (x) try to protect itself
S	something (x) communicates chemically to other things (x)
H	something (x) has a means of reproduction
W	something (x) has an inclination toward something
E	something (x) is sentient
C	something (x) behaves according to an internal clock
g	euglena

P1) If something tries to protect itself and communicates chemically to other things and has a means of reproduction and an inclination toward something and behaves according to an internal clock, then something is sentient.
(∀x(Fx∧Sx∧Hx∧Wx∧Cx→Ex))
P2) Euglena tries to protect themselves.
(Fg)
P3) Euglena communicate chemically to other euglena.
(Sg)
P4) Euglena have a means of reproduction.
(Hg)
P5) Euglena have an inclination toward something.
(Wg)
P6) Euglena behaves according to an internal clock.
(Cg)
C) Therefore, euglena are sentient.
(∴Eg)

Proof Tree

---

Hashtags

#clowns #clownery #debate #debate_opponents #vegan