Learn about people with a Sentientist worldview and add yourself if you’re one of them. Also find out which ‘celebrities’ we suspect might be Sentientists”
Corey is a sociologist and scholar of social movements and human-nonhuman relations. She is a lecturer in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of […]
Suffering in any sentient being, even if not human, is still suffering. If our aim as individuals and society is to be “good”, in any kind of definition possible, elimination […]
In my estimation there are certain types of pain that can never be compensated for, the merciless slaughter of animals is only one type. @esotericspeech
Curiosity helped me the most. Knowledge fills you up. Observing something is a pleasure, deducing something else from it is another. I do Science just for the sake of it […]
I believe that suffering experienced by sentient beings is the greatest “evil” in this world, and I’m committed to doing everything I can to reduce it.
If an organism seeks to avoid death and can suffer pain–even if not nerve-based as that which we are accustomed to–it is sentient and should be accorded rights. Both nonhuman […]
“I’m a Sentientist because all suffering matters morally and because evidence and reason are the only ways to really understand our world.” Find our first Sentientist conversation here on the […]
A Bill of Rights for the Age of Artificial Intelligence – We should be concerned about the rights of all sentients as an unprecedented diversity of minds emerges @geochurch George […]
For me, it is an evolutionary step as a human to recognise the ‘non-human animal’ as sentient with individuality – and not objects to be commodified by us. @writers_accord Jules’ […]
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.
“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 […]
“‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Find Heather’s first Sentientism Conversation with me here on Youtube or here on the Sentientism podcast. Find her second Sentientism conversation, along with her partner, philosopher Walter Veit, on the […]
Joan Slonczewski is a microbiologist at Kenyon College and a science fiction writer. A Sentientism worldview conversation about what's real, who matters and how to make a better world.
Natalie Bennett is a politician and journalist who was the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012 to 2016. A Sentientism conversation about "what's real?", "who matters?" and "how to make a better future?"
We’ve just published an audio-remastered version of a classic Sentientism podcast episode (#55 from May 2021) with author, researcher and lecturer Christopher Sebastian. The Apple podcast link is here, the […]
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