It was not until 1987 that the theory that plants have feelings was re-mentioned by Professor Kawashaw, a famous professor of botany at Hogwarts University. In his paper "Emotion of Plants: A Possible Hypothesis" published that year, he said: "Obviously, previous science neglected that plants have emotions. The emotion of plants is expressed as taste, and ups and downs are the expression forms of plant emotions. Not only that, plants also express their emotions when they are eaten through different tastes. An obvious phenomenon is that some people will feel sour when they eat the same orange, while others will feel sweet when they eat it. This is how plants express their preference for eaters. "This view has caused an uproar in the scientific community. Some scientists therefore proposed that Professor Kawashoe be expelled from the Royal Society of Science. However, Professor Kawashaw fought a lonely and heroic battle. He seriously refuted the attack on his argument by scientists of the Royal Society:
(1) Why is the expression form of plant emotion taste? In response to this question, Professor Kawashaw pointed out: "Why can't the expression of emotion be taste? Do you expect a Yantai Red Fuji apple with a smooth skin to frown on you? Emotion can cause the change of biological pH balance, which is reflected in taste. In fact, if humans can be used as food, you will also find that when you are eaten by the people you love, you are sweeter than when you are eaten by your enemies! "
(2) Different people eat oranges. Some people feel sour, others feel sweet. Isn't it because people have different tastes? For this question, Professor Kawashaw pointed out: "Why do humans always think that they are the benchmark of everything?" Professor Kawashaw designed a clever scientific experiment to prove his point. He asked 1000 subjects to taste some sugar and vinegar (inorganic substances such as sugar and vinegar were thought to have no emotion at that time, but now this view is controversial), and evaluated their sweetness and sweetness to determine their taste for acid and sweetness. Then let the taste-matched subjects taste the same orange, and it turns out that these people still have different evaluations of the taste of oranges. Moreover, they think that the sweet and sour degree of oranges is closely related to their appearance, income, class, education and whether they are in party member. Professor Kawashaw pointed out in the discussion part of this experiment: "Just like human beings like different fruits, in fact, fruits are very clear about who they should like and who they should not like."
As a follower of Professor Kawashaw, I once wrote a paper "The Role of Autonomic Nervous System in Emotional Expression". In this paper, I discussed in detail the emotional expression of a special fruit: durian. In the plant kingdom, some fruits have little difference in emotional expression, showing the indifference of "I will be eaten anyway, and people eat pigs all the same". Some fruits have clear love and hate. Among them, durian is the strongest emotional expression. If eaten by the person you like, it is especially sweet. If eaten by annoying people, it will stink. In the last part of the paper, I wrote:
"Plants, like people, know what kind of people they like and don't like. If you eat a particularly sweet fruit, please cherish it because it loves you. "
Before the paper was published, Professor Kawashaw drifted away. Write this article as a tribute and memorial to the dead. (The content of the article comes from: Zhihu)