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A Discussion on Animal Rights
28:59 - 38:45 (09:46)
The speaker argues that people often have a strange aversion to thinking about animal cruelty, comparing it to the discomfort caused by the questioning of cotton sourcing or the thought of someone raping a pig.
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The speaker believes that being vegan is not a special thing, but a derivative of his general moral principle of minimizing suffering, which also applies to other moral principles he holds such as being against domestic violence, racism and cruelty to animals.
28:59 - 29:40 (00:41)
Summary
The speaker believes that being vegan is not a special thing, but a derivative of his general moral principle of minimizing suffering, which also applies to other moral principles he holds such as being against domestic violence, racism and cruelty to animals.
ChapterA Discussion on Animal Rights
Episode#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
PodcastModern Wisdom
The podcast discusses the ethical considerations towards bestiality and the comparison between factory farming and bestiality.
29:41 - 32:30 (02:48)
Summary
The podcast discusses the ethical considerations towards bestiality and the comparison between factory farming and bestiality.
ChapterA Discussion on Animal Rights
Episode#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker discusses the paradox of hero worship, where people are willing to overlook heinous crimes committed by their heroes, but when it comes to sexual assault, they draw the line.
32:30 - 34:28 (01:58)
Summary
The speaker discusses the paradox of hero worship, where people are willing to overlook heinous crimes committed by their heroes, but when it comes to sexual assault, they draw the line.
ChapterA Discussion on Animal Rights
Episode#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
PodcastModern Wisdom
This podcast discusses the approach vegans can take when talking to people about veganism in order to encourage thoughtful discussion and consideration of ethical beliefs.
34:28 - 36:41 (02:12)
Summary
This podcast discusses the approach vegans can take when talking to people about veganism in order to encourage thoughtful discussion and consideration of ethical beliefs.
ChapterA Discussion on Animal Rights
Episode#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker criticizes the lack of attention given to the ethics of meat consumption in mainstream philosophy and politics, arguing that the suffering and torture inflicted on billions of animals each year is a more pressing issue than many of the topics discussed in Parliament.
36:41 - 38:45 (02:04)
Summary
The speaker criticizes the lack of attention given to the ethics of meat consumption in mainstream philosophy and politics, arguing that the suffering and torture inflicted on billions of animals each year is a more pressing issue than many of the topics discussed in Parliament.