Hello from Sweden!
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:37 pm
Hi everyone
I got introduced to the YouTube channel through other vegan and/or atheist videos and liked what I saw. You go a long way with rational arguments, a civil tone and crisp presentations. I kind of like the anonymity of the videos too, sort of like Batman being a symbol or collections of opinions instead of a specific person. Was this taken into consideration when you started making videos? I mean did you go for 'symbol' (in a loose sense here) intentionally to focus on the actual arguments? (Compared to some of the YouTubers you have "taken on" in Versus that are clearly persons.)
Beliefs: I was born into a secular family who praises knowledge and the search for it so for me to actually choose a religion is a stretch not to say almost impossible at this point. I do find stories of all sorts to be fascinating and the source for many lessons about humans. Religion was one of my favorite subjects in school and I am very interested in knowing more about all belief systems and cultures. With this said, I often find it a bit depressing for the human race to still even argue if these fairy tales are to be taken seriously or not.
Veganism: I've been vegan for 1,5 years and never looked back. My brother had been vegan for more than five years and I would discuss it with him from time to time. In my life up to that point (especially the later years) I felt there was a dissonance between my morals and my lifestyle. One day an ad with the Paul McCartney narrated Glass Walls came onto my computer screen and I didn't click away... I had reached a point where I was out of excuses not to go vegan and when the message that: it's just a choice, was driven home I made my decision. For me the ethical aspect is more than enough to never even consider to go back. I have often used the abolition of slavery as an example when faced with questions like: "Don't you miss the taste of sausages?" Sure, it was probably more comfortable to let someone else clean your shoes but people nowadays never consider introducing slavery again for that reason, or similar ones. It's not right on any level, therefore we should not do it and I will lead by example.
Life style choices: I don't use honey as I don't think it is vegan. I still use my old things that may contain animal parts but substitute them as soon I can. My partner since three years is an omnivore and she/we have a pet cat. We are in agreement that when it passes, the only "replacement" (IF any) would be an animal in need of rescuing from a shelter.
I am for love, peace and free information flows.
Best regards
PPP
I got introduced to the YouTube channel through other vegan and/or atheist videos and liked what I saw. You go a long way with rational arguments, a civil tone and crisp presentations. I kind of like the anonymity of the videos too, sort of like Batman being a symbol or collections of opinions instead of a specific person. Was this taken into consideration when you started making videos? I mean did you go for 'symbol' (in a loose sense here) intentionally to focus on the actual arguments? (Compared to some of the YouTubers you have "taken on" in Versus that are clearly persons.)
Beliefs: I was born into a secular family who praises knowledge and the search for it so for me to actually choose a religion is a stretch not to say almost impossible at this point. I do find stories of all sorts to be fascinating and the source for many lessons about humans. Religion was one of my favorite subjects in school and I am very interested in knowing more about all belief systems and cultures. With this said, I often find it a bit depressing for the human race to still even argue if these fairy tales are to be taken seriously or not.
Veganism: I've been vegan for 1,5 years and never looked back. My brother had been vegan for more than five years and I would discuss it with him from time to time. In my life up to that point (especially the later years) I felt there was a dissonance between my morals and my lifestyle. One day an ad with the Paul McCartney narrated Glass Walls came onto my computer screen and I didn't click away... I had reached a point where I was out of excuses not to go vegan and when the message that: it's just a choice, was driven home I made my decision. For me the ethical aspect is more than enough to never even consider to go back. I have often used the abolition of slavery as an example when faced with questions like: "Don't you miss the taste of sausages?" Sure, it was probably more comfortable to let someone else clean your shoes but people nowadays never consider introducing slavery again for that reason, or similar ones. It's not right on any level, therefore we should not do it and I will lead by example.
Life style choices: I don't use honey as I don't think it is vegan. I still use my old things that may contain animal parts but substitute them as soon I can. My partner since three years is an omnivore and she/we have a pet cat. We are in agreement that when it passes, the only "replacement" (IF any) would be an animal in need of rescuing from a shelter.
I am for love, peace and free information flows.
Best regards
PPP