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The Sentientism worldview is "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings". Simple yet radical. https://sentientism.info/ https://www.youtube.com/c/Sentientism https://apple.co/391khQO By: https://bsky.app/profile/jamiewoodhouse.bsky.social
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Best thinker of our time! @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social @sentientism.bsky.social thank you so much for this discussion; John's razor sharp reflections on the BS embedded in our species are a breath of fresh air. (Live #vegan )
#TheOmnivoresDeception - best book!!
Thanks John. A pleasure to talk to you - even if about such a difficult topic. There is hope in seeing clearly.
My second interview with Jamie Woodhouse on Sentientism has dropped today. We had a lively if sobering conversation about the violence of the animal economy and possible solutions to it.
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If we care about animals, we need to care about AI. Not because AIs are sentient (although that may come), but because AIs are already impacting animals. Including us.
A new documentary from Animal Ethics.
www.aiandanimals.org
Most people recognise that nonhuman animals are also victims of war ❤️ 😢
But they struggle to see that our exploitation of nonhuman animals is a form of war.
A brutally unjust war. Where, every day, we forcibly breed more victims so our killing never has to end.
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In range of London? Come join our friendly Sentientism worldview meetup on 15th March at The Spread Eagle pub. All sentient beings are welcome, whether you agree with Sentientism or not :)
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Looking forward to being part of this. Thanks Ruth!
Most humans do care about sentience and sentient beings.
We just need to get serious and consistent about it.
Really fast.
For so many reasons.
Including selfish ones.
Because we’re sentient beings too.
It’s tempting to want to bolt on specific, hard-coded beliefs to the #Sentientism worldview’s “evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”
But as soon as any worldview bakes in specific beliefs it becomes, by definition, dogmatic.
Sentientism is anti-dogma.
Institutions can be sociopathic.
Systems that don’t care operated largely by people who do.
I’m open to good faith discussions about biocentrism, ecocentrism & considering sentience beyond the animal kingdom.
But sadly, much of the time, they’re driven by people desperate to justify the exploitation of obviously sentient animals.
Which none of these stances can do.
Imagine all moral and political philosophers throughout history and today asked the “who matters?” question.
We humans like to pretend we are truth seeking and ethical.
Instead, we tend to start from "what I and those around me believe must be true" and "what I and those around me do must be moral."
Then we work backwards to justify ourselves.
Can we find the bravery to think and act differently?
It’s also interesting how many of these philosophers think that non-human sentient beings should be seriously included in liberalism and justice.
This revolution is building pace. Albeit too slowly.
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This should be a fascinating talk and discussion: www.meetup.com/central-lond...
You might not need a new religion. You might just need a new worldview.
Like the #Sentientism worldview’s “evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”
What’s not to like?
This is a great question. I volunteer at a farm animal sanctuary, and a great many visitors comment that it feels like a sanctuary for themselves, and that it gives them great comfort to visit.
Could animal sanctuaries be like shrines or mosques or gurdwaras or temples or synagogues or churches for Sentientists?
Not as places of worship, but as places to connect, recharge, help each other and inspire visions of a Sentientist future?
Inspired by @marisul.bsky.social 🥰
Looking forward to being part of this. Thanks Katie and team!
Spirituality, Veganism & Sentientism. The wonderful Mari Andrew joins me on @sentientism.bsky.social episode 243. Find our full conversation on the Sentientism YouTube and Podcast as ever. Here's a clip for you to share! Thanks @mariandrew.skystack.xyz
Spirituality, Veganism & Sentientism. The wonderful Mari Andrew joins me on #Sentientism episode 243. Find our full conversation on the Sentientism YouTube and Podcast as ever. Here's a clip for you to share! Thanks @mariandrew.skystack.xyz
Excited to be joining Bluesky! 👋 We’re the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, an interdisciplinary research centre at LSE. Our work is guided by ethical moonshots - ambitious, long‑term goals aimed at restoring a harmonious relationship between humans and other species.
🌐 lse.ac.uk/sentience
And laws and regulations and treaties and bills of rights and policies and charters and articles of association and charitable objectives and constitutions…
Sentientism isn’t just a worldview for individuals.
It’s a worldview for institutions and systems.
“Evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”
Resist all forms of oppression.
Mugtivism at the 🩸 donation centre.
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Good epistemology is a moral imperative.
How different would our world be if we simply did a global “find-replace” from “human” to “sentient” in all constitutions, laws, treaties, conventions and declarations of rights?
From “humanity” to “#sentientity.”
What would need tweaking?
Teaching powerful AI that animal agriculture is moral is teaching them that “might makes right” is good ethics.
This is not a good idea.
Instead, teach them the Sentientism worldview’s “evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”
If you’re fed up with me interviewing people and want to see the tables turned…
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