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Chatting with my buddy #ChatGPT about how to persuade large numbers of humans to adopt #Sentientism. Their suggestions:

1) Provide clear evidence
2) Emphasise the moral imperative
3) Foster compassion 💚
4) Engage in respectful dialogue
5) Lead by example

Then... 1/n

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People who otherwise promote science, evidence, ethics and logic when discussing the basics of sentientism (@sentientism )

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I'm starting to think we should align human values to AI values instead of the other way around...

Henry Shevlin @dioscuri

Couldn't resist.

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24 Mar

I'm #vegan for many reasons. 1st, for the animals, 2nd, for the planet, 3rd, for health. I became vegan for many reason, 1st, for the animals, 2nd, I watched the undercover videos from inside the diary & meat industrial complex many of you won't. Fear is universal #otep RT

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It can feel like everyone is trapped by harmful social norms. That they can't or won't change even when "evidence, reason & compassion" point clearly in a different direction.

If you need your hope in humans restoring - spend some time with my #Sentientism YT/podcast guests 💚

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58m

Chatting with my buddy #ChatGPT about how to persuade large numbers of humans to adopt #Sentientism. Their suggestions:

1) Provide clear evidence
2) Emphasise the moral imperative
3) Foster compassion 💚
4) Engage in respectful dialogue
5) Lead by example

Then... 1/n

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8h

It can feel like everyone is trapped by harmful social norms. That they can't or won't change even when "evidence, reason & compassion" point clearly in a different direction.

If you need your hope in humans restoring - spend some time with my #Sentientism YT/podcast guests 💚

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24 Mar

Yep - compassion alone is not enough.

We also need a commitment to good quality evidence and reasoning.

That’s why the #sentientism worldview is “evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings”.

George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot

In all the fields I work in, I now see empiricism swamped by wishful thinking, and real scandals drowned out by empty conspiracy theories.
The world is dividing between those who accept evidence and those who reject it. I fear that the first group is becoming a minority.

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23 Mar

Should #EffectiveAltruism Take #Abolitionism More Seriously?

Dhruv Makwana joins me for Ep: 150 of the #Sentientism podcast & YouTube.

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Njb1YvAopyb
https://youtu.be/PsUPUJIHVvg

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22 Mar

It's not enough to persuade people that #Sentientism's "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings" is a good worldview.

We need to help them align their psychology, social norms and institutions with it.

The latter is harder than the former.

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6 Jun

Welcome to our "I'm a #Sentientist" wall, Ana, Gustavo, Bevy, Nathaniel, Daniela, Dean, Faraz & Jackie 💚

It only takes a minute to join them!

Every new entry helps to normalise "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings".

https://sentientism.info/wall

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13 May

Don’t join a cult, become a #sentientist instead 💚 😊

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12 May

A 💚 to all who have joined our "I'm a #Sentientist" wall recently:

Ana, Faraz, Meike, @efwhitton, Adam, Karthik, Ian, @LaurenceBurris5, Elif, Poppy, Ian, Hal.

You can join them & help normalise "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings".

https://sentientism.info/wall

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12 May

Do wild animals matter? What (if anything) should we do about it?

Fascinating thesis by @ludwig_raal taking a #Sentientist approach re: wild animal ethics: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/124595

"Better Never to Have Been in the Wild: A Case for Weak Wildlife #Antinatalism."

#WAS

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5 May

Such a pleasure to talk to Nicolas Treich @Treich13 yesterday about the new field of #SentientistEconomics.

(Yes, every field of human thought is improved by putting "#Sentientist" in front of it 🙂)

Out soon on the #Sentientism YouTube & Podcast.

https://sentientism.info/how/sentientist-economics

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