dhw: As usual, it comes down to definitions. Nobody is arguing that plants philosophize. But if they are sentient and communicate and take decisions, instead of saying plants are not intelligent, one could say plants display a rudimentary form of intelligence.

DAVID: Once again they present intelligently proved responses. Our difference remains.

dhw: Not sure what “intelligently proved” means. If a response is intelligent, why argue that it is not intelligent?

My error: mistyped answer should be intelligently 'provided'