Hey there johnnybuds,
Unless there is some next level stuff going on here that I am unaware of the beans have no eyes, no sensory hairs, no nothing but a shell. I have never worried about the beans being placed this way or that in the soil, even the tap root deal throws me a little. The tap root will find it's way upwards period. I guess there are things that have just been worked out.
There are examples of this interesting stuff all throughout our world. For instance how does a baby chick still in the shell get the idea of pecking it's way out ? why doesn't it just wait around and see what happens ?
What promps a female rabbit, that is ready to give birth, to pull it's own hair out of it's belly particularly around the nipples, and to line a nest with this same hair so the babies will stay warm, and then when hungry be able to get easy access to a teet. This is an example of intentionally hurting itself. How did it learn this behavior ?
Life is full of these examples, I like to just take it all at face value, and be happy that it works.
especially the MJ seed popping part, that makes me real happy Ha-Ha
smoke in peace
KingKahuuna