Philosophical Vegan Forum

Video now live. Hope you all like it. Great work on the script!

https://youtu.be/LTqtPcY59iI

TheVeganAtheist wrote:Video now live. Hope you all like it. Great work on the script!

https://youtu.be/LTqtPcY59iI

Great work on the video, too! Let's hope it reaches him. Seems to me Sam is would be a bit harder to reach than Matt, but you guys might just do it.

Looks awesome! And thanks for doing this. I hope Sam sees it.

Sam Harris talks more about veganism. Not much new information compared to the last podcast, but it sounds like he listened to some of the advice people sent him

http://verybadwizards.com/episodes/75

At 2h 5m

Regarding Sam's veg move, there are some news on the horizon.

On his latest podcast:

[timestamp: 30m14s]
https://soundcloud.com/samharrisorg/ama2-01#t=30:14

It looks like he has been ovo-lacto(?)-vegetarian for four months and has tentative vegan inclinations — not a lost cause(?).
Apparently his blood work has comparatively worsen, on certain markers — he points to his overconsumption of carbs.
When it comes to food, although he admits he's a bit of an ignoramus on the topic, he's still quite dubious about being healthy on a vegan diet — what has he been reading?
Even though, at some level, he understands the ethical pothole (i.e., chick culling) with the consumption of eggs, he's still on them like a raccoon on a free-range broiler.
He also addresses the veg. community with questions regarding the consumption of sea sentient beings.

Comments?

Heartborne wrote:Regarding Sam's veg move, there are some news on the horizon.

On his latest podcast:

[timestamp: 39m14s]
https://soundcloud.com/samharrisorg/ama2-01#t=30:14

That's great! Thanks for sharing this.

Heartborne wrote:He also addresses the veg. community with questions regarding the consumption of sea sentient beings.

Comments?

I think he has missed entirely the environmental dimension, which is also an ethical issue.

In terms purely of animal suffering, though, I would suppose fish from the ocean to be a greater source due to by catch, and the fact that fish tend to be left to suffocate or be crushed.
Line or spear caught fish killed more quickly may be another matter.

New podcast. This time on cultured meat

https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/meat-without-murder

knot wrote:New podcast. This time on cultured meat

https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/ ... out-murder

Interesting that he named it meat without misery, but the url says meat without murder.

I'm going to listen now, very curious.

^That was a really interesting podcast!

I wonder when we'll see cultured meat in stores.
Would you guys buy it?

EquALLity wrote:Would you guys buy it?

Yes. I'd send a package of it to every single meat-eater I know labeled "No excuses."
I would probably try it, but I don't see myself eating it on a regular basis. I never much liked most meats.

A very good podcast indeed. I like how Sam basically asks the same questions as he would if he were a vegan. He seems to understand the problems with animal agriculture very well.