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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

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 […]
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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

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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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“The Mountain In The Sea” author Ray Nayler

A Sentientism Conversation about "what's real?" and "who matters?" with Hugo award winning author, Ray Nayler.
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If AIs Are Sentient They Will Know Suffering is Bad – Ronen Bar of The Moral Alignment Center on Sentientism Ep:226

Ronen Bar is the founder of The Moral Alignment Center. A Sentientism conversation about what's real, who matters and how to make a better world.
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“The United Nations has two core defects” – Peace Entrepreneur Anders Reagan – on Sentientism Ep:225

Anders Reagan is a peace entrepreneur, philosopher, academic, and technologist. He is founding director of the Peace and Conflict Science Institute (PACS). A Sentientism Conversation.
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“We’re like babies running around with machine guns” – Mike Berners-Lee – on Sentientism ep:224

Mike Berners-Lee is a professor and fellow of the Institute for Social Futures at Lancaster University. His latest book is A Climate of Truth. A Sentientism conversation.
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