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Walter Veit

Walter is an interdisciplinary scientist, philosopher and writer focusing on biology, minds and ethics. He publishes the ‘Science and Philosophy‘ series on Psychology Today and Medium. He is vegan and has a naturalistic worldview.
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Zane Celmer

The consideration of others not based on species is virtuous @ZCelmer
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Michael Dello-Iacovo

“Suffering matters, no matter who experiences it. Sentientism is the label that captures this world view.” Michael Dello-Iacovo (michaeldello.com​ and @MichaelDello​) is a PhD candidate in space science, looking at […]
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David Pearce

“‘May all that have life be delivered from suffering.” (Gautama Buddha) Let’s help other creatures, not harm them. Any civilisation worthy of the name will be vegan. Our goal should […]
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Deborah Barrass

It’s a perfect description of my ethical and moral approach to life.
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen

Sentience matters for moral consideration. Evidence, Reason, Universalism.
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Kamugasha Louis

I believe in reason and am an animal @UgandaCenter
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Charlie

I realised it’s not just humans, other beings are individuals too. They think, they feel, they have understanding. @whynotvegan2
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Ed

I’ve considered myself a secular Humanist for the past 35 years or so, but at an even younger age, before the double digits, I felt that the injustices to other […]
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Vince

No sentient being is above others. I have no right to persecute other beings for food, clothing or vanity. I have freed myself from years of peer pressure, trying to […]
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Mel Dawson

Sentientism, like veganism for me, is very much a guiding principle in life. It came to me as a revelation in my late teens, that life choices held such hypocrisy. […]
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Cristian Murgu

I’m a sentientist because i cannot justify ethical isolationism. @christofglass
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Lauri J, Owen, MA, JD, Esq.

Ethics demand that the strong inflict no harm on those who feel pain and fear. Humans are animals, too.
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Eleanor Elizabeth Forman

I don’t believe humans are qualitatively more special than other creatures, except insomuch as we flatter ourselves.
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Michael Sweeney

I believe in extending moral consideration to all sentient beings as individuals with their own interests and values. I am also a longtime Humanist and member of the AHA because […]
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Heather Browning

Heather is a scientist (zoology and biology), philosopher & a former zookeeper & animal welfare officer. She is now a researcher at the London School of Economics specialising in non-human […]
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Ben De Groeve

If a sentientist is someone who wants to use evidence, reason and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings, I consider myself a sentientist. “The good life is one […]
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William Satterthwaite

I’m a sentientist because considering the common attribute of sentient beings, that is, the ability to suffer, has lead me to believe that all sentient beings deserve moral consideration. @willsattnz
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Rémi

Because it is altruism that makes sense!
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Christine Kane

‘The question is not, Can they reason?, nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?’ Jeremy Bentham, Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation @Christine_Kane
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Samantha

All sentient beings have interests that deserve full and rational consideration
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Jeroen Willems

It is my core value that every sentient being deserves a good, happy life. Whatever their race, religion, class, gender, sexuality or species may be. I want their suffering to […]
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Julio Cesar Prava

Because our choices need to be based on reason. @juliocesarprava
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Bernard van Tonder

I selected all sentient perceptual experience as my ultimate ethical value after studying philosophy and completely rebuilding my ethical beliefs without previous dogmas. It came as a result of thoughts […]
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Alice Oven

I’m a sentientist because I believe any living being who processes emotion, good or bad, deserves respect and should be treated as equal. @alice_oven
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JM

@juliana_monty
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jason

not fully sure yet. i so far like what i hear but like any group like this i like to check out the people and see if they match the […]
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Amit

I give value to beings who are sentient rather than being just alive.
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Amélie

my dad told me about it and i thought yep that sounds like me
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Graham Bessellieu

Why I’m A Sentientist: – All suffering matters morally. – No sentient being deserves to be treated as a commodity. – Existing treatment is neither necessary for survival or morally […]
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Jamie Woodhouse

I’m a sentientist because there’s no better way to understand the universe than using evidence and reason and because our morality should consider any being that can suffer or flourish. […]
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Living With Death Without God – An Interview with author Valerie Jack

Valerie Jack is the author of "Living with Death without God". A Sentientism interview about "what's real?" "who matters?" and "how to make a better world?"
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“A new world of animal justice” – Sabine Brels of World Animal Justice – Sentientism Ep:189

World Animal Justice aims for the global recognition of crimes against animality (or even sentientity). A Sentientist conversation.
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Should Ethical Schools Teach Sentientism?

Sentientist Education... what might education through all life stages look like if we apply "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings".
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“What if we saw ourselves as species diplomats?” – David Peña-Guzmán of Overthink – Sentientism Ep:187

David specializes in European philosophy, the history and philosophy of science and the philosophy of animal minds. A Sentientism conversation about what's real, who matters and how to make a better world.
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