Oh I wasn't saying they feel pain, I was just noting they don't have a brain. I have salt water aquariums, and I'm amazed they can apparently sense bright lights, and have incredible sense of smell. When I put a shrimp past the surface of the water, I can see the starfishs' arms start coming out as in a way to say "FEED ME SEYMOUR!" lol. I think starfish can feel something though: when I feed a small shrimp to the big brittle star fish, it kind of tugs when I pull back on the shrimp.