What If Plants Are Conscious? Spiritual Perspectives

Plants are conscious. They possess abilities to communicate, make complex decisions, rescue one another in distress, remember, and learn, according to recent findings that challenge long-standing assumptions of what it means to be a 'plant' and, more importantly, our spiritual relationship and, yes, even our obligations to them.

This Sunday, we'll look at some of the evidence, then discuss how this remarkable perspective might influence our choices and actions in the world.

Recommended viewing: "Are Plants Conscious? TedX talk by Stefano Mancuso, perhaps the most important figure in plant neurobiology. Lecturer in the University of Florence, director of the International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology in Florence, Italy, and founder of the International Society for Plant Signaling and Behavior, he has authored several books and more than 250 scientific papers. Italy's "La Repubblica" newspaper identifies him among the 20 people who can and will change our lives.

Free as always, our Zoom meeting opens at 9:45 am (EST)