#7 Is veganism a moral obligation? | A dialogue with Jamie Woodhouse

I think political polarization is one of the biggest problems in our society right now. That's why I started a series of dialogues where I have friendly disagreements over controversial topics with a variety of guests. These conversations are guided by three core principles: scout mindset, non-violent communication, and radical honesty. In the first episode of the series, I talk to Jamie Woodhouse about the ethics of veganism. Jamie tends to believe veganism is a moral obligation, while I tend to believe there is no such thing as moral obligations, only better and worse actions. 00:00:00 Teaser 00:00:22 Intro 00:02:29 Jamie’s intro 00:03:39 Where we agree 00:07:02 Where we disagree 00:11:58 Moral obligations 00:19:09 Analogy with tallness  00:24:11 Levels of confidence 00:30:23 Is it natural to eat meat? 00:35:45 Does it matter? 00:43:03 Moral conventions  00:49:12 Individual vs. systemic change 00:55:27 Reducetarianism vs. abolitionism 01:00:45 Virtue ethics and rule-based utilitarianism 01:07:27 Jamie’s criticism of utilitarianism 01:11:33 Would this change your mind? 01:17:04 Is humane farming possible? 01:21:14 Jamie’s final message 01:24:46 Ending If you’re interested in Sentientism, you can learn more in the following links: Website: https://sentientism.info/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sentientism Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sentientism Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2000192466918170 And if you like my content, you can follow me on these links: Website/Newsletter: http://ghostlessmachine.com/ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ghostless.machine Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ghostlessmachine Facebook: https://facebook.com/ghostlessmachineblog Instagram: https://instagram.com/ghostlessmachine Twitter: https://twitter.com/arielpontes Medium: https://medium.com/@arielpontes Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/arielpontes nYEfE6n65x1FOQAXXHTj