Five pages full of the things we've been doing together to try to nudge the world towards "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings." Have a flick through! https://sentientism.info/posts
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Posts - Sentientism
All of our podcast/YouTube episodes and posts about Sentientism (evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings).
This has reached ~5 million #Minecraft fans so far... https://youtu.be/HBi4IR1cMVo
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Escape Or Get Eaten As Cows in Minecraft
Today, we woke up as cows! Woah, how is this even possible!? This place seems pretty nice, but something feels off...
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Sentience is a profound tapestry - Clip from Sentientism episode 114 with Marina Bolotnikova! Full conversation here:https://youtu.be/Ou1kyzGP1fk
Fascinating conversation on #bioethics and sentient animals (humans included) between two previous #Sentientism guests, Claudia Hirtenfelder 🤩 and Jeff Sebo 🤩 - on The Animal Turn podcast: https://iroarpod.com/s5e2-bioethics-with-jeff-sebo/
"I agree wholeheartedly with Sentientism" - A.C. Grayling - Humanist Philosopher & Author joins me for Ep:132 (also on the podcast): https://youtu.be/gOIFmTazQiU
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"I agree wholeheartedly with Sentientism" - A.C. Grayling - Humanist Philosopher & Author - Ep:132
Anthony or A.C. (https://sentientism.info/sentientist-pledge/a-c-grayling) is a philosopher and author. In 2011 he founded and became the first Master of New College of the Humanities. Anthony is the author of over 30 books including The Future of Moral Values…
Should extraterrestrial life be granted #SentientRights? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221101-should-extraterrestrial-life-be-granted-sentient-rights
Bbc
The missing plan for alien first contact
Humans are still searching for signs of intelligent alien life on other planets – but how would we react towards it if we ever did make contact?
Quick update on our #Sentientism "movement" - if that's what it is. Working to encourage 7.9 billion humans to step towards "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings" https://sentientism.info/update-sentientism-movement-nov-2022
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Update: Sentientism Movement: Nov 2022 - Sentientism
An update on the Sentientism movement for "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings" - our communities and campaigns.
What welfare ranges might 11 farmed animal species have? The Welfare Range Table starts to form an answer (with lots of unknowns). https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/tnSg6o7crcHFLc395/the-welfare-range-table. Fascinating work led by Bob Fischer.
forum.effectivealtruism.org
The Welfare Range Table — EA Forum
Key Takeaways
* Our objective: estimate the welfare ranges of 11 farmed species.
* Given hedonism, an individual’s welfare range is the difference…
* Our objective: estimate the welfare ranges of 11 farmed species.
* Given hedonism, an individual’s welfare range is the difference…
David Chalmers on Sentientism! Free event Friday 18 Nov. https://events.udel.edu/event/american_philosophical_association_lecture_by_david_chalmers#.Y3Tk23bP2Ht
University of Delaware
American Philosophical Association Lecture by David Chalmers
The American Philosophical Association (APA), along with the University of Delaware’s Philosophy Department and the Class of ’55 Ethics Endowment, is pleased to announce the APA Lecture, “Sentience and Moral Status,” to be presented by David Chalmers (New…
Is Humanism changing? New Humanists UK Stephen Fry video mentions animals (although shows no farmed animals) https://youtu.be/r_DNs86JIF4
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Humanists UK and Stephen Fry
Humanists UK launches a new membership recruitment drive, fronted by an animated film from our patron, Stephen Fry.
Stephen is an actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, writer, and bonafide ‘national treasure’.
He has been delightfully brought to life…
Stephen is an actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, writer, and bonafide ‘national treasure’.
He has been delightfully brought to life…
Even if "phenomenal" consciousness is an illusion... that illusion still matters.
(I know mine matters to me so I assume yours does to you?)
And either way - we can still call having valenced experiences #sentience.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-022-03710-1
(I know mine matters to me so I assume yours does to you?)
And either way - we can still call having valenced experiences #sentience.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-022-03710-1
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Does illusionism imply skepticism of animal consciousness?
Synthese - Illusionism about consciousness entails that phenomenal consciousness doesn’t exist. The distribution question concerns the distribution of consciousness in the animal kingdom....
New episode just out with Objectively Dan of the "Truth Wanted" show! https://youtu.be/ATb5YU4JbxU
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"It just started to not make sense" - @ObjectivelyDan - @Truth Wanted Host - Ep:134
@ObjectivelyDan is host of @Truth Wanted , a call-in talk show that's part of the @Atheist Community of Austin . Truth Wanted focuses on how and why people believe what they believe - and how we can talk about beliefs in more effective ways - whether it’s…
How should we respond to future (ongoing?) moral & epistemic revolutions like Sentientism?
- Speed up 💚
- Slow down ❌
- Moral uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Value uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Flex morals/institutions/tech 💚
- Vague guilt & do nothing🤷
- Moral paralysis! 🤷
Of course, in many cases it's not epistemic or moral uncertainty that prevent a "future moral revolution" from being accepted as something we should do or stop right now. It's powerful, ubiquitous, relentless, well-funded social norm indoctrination about what's "normal" & good.
Fascinating paper by John Danaher and Jeroen Hopster: https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S001632872200146X
- Speed up 💚
- Slow down ❌
- Moral uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Value uncertainty (pluralism?) 💚
- Flex morals/institutions/tech 💚
- Vague guilt & do nothing🤷
- Moral paralysis! 🤷
Of course, in many cases it's not epistemic or moral uncertainty that prevent a "future moral revolution" from being accepted as something we should do or stop right now. It's powerful, ubiquitous, relentless, well-funded social norm indoctrination about what's "normal" & good.
Fascinating paper by John Danaher and Jeroen Hopster: https://www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S001632872200146X
Don't know how I messed up that link - here it is! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001632872200146X