Susan Blackmore
Susan is a writer, lecturer, sceptic, broadcaster, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth. Her fields of research include memetics, parapsychology, consciousness, and she is best known for her book The Meme Machine. She has written or contributed to over 40 books and 60 scholarly articles and is a contributor to The Guardian newspaper in the UK.
She has a naturalistic worldview and is a patron of Humanists UK. In this article, she recognises the strong evidence that many non-human animals are capable of experiencing suffering, but refers to “vegetarians” in the third person, saying “Many people become vegetarians because of the way farm animals are treated”.
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Have We Fallen for the Greatest Deception?
Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu discusses his tour de force book, The Omnivore's Deception. Sentientism episode 244.
Have We Fallen for the Greatest Deception?
Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu discusses his tour de force book, The Omnivore's Deception. Sentientism episode 244.
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Lunch (or just a drink) in London on 15th March? And Some Other Updates
We’d love you to join us at our fifth London Sentientism worldview meetup. Please sign up for free at the Luma invite so Michael can book a good space. We’ll be […]
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Spirituality, Veganism & Sentientism: Mari Andrew on Animals, Meaning, and Moral Hierarchy
Mari Andrew is a New York Times Bestselling writer, artist, speaker, teacher, and needle-felting enthusiast. A conversation about spirituality, veganism and sentientism.
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