Podcasts about sentient beings

Welcome!  (oops again on the music - my apologies!)The concept of "Sentience" seems simplistic - animals have emotions. Now what?Why is it important to us, as pet parents, dog professionals, and animal experts, to ensure dogs are treated as sentient beings?How do we employ strategies that allow dogs to mentally and emotionally flourish?Are choice, options, and canine enrichment enough?Be Part of the Solution!JOIN THE MOVEMENT FOR SENTIENCE FOR ALL ANIMALS#mydogfight Simply add this hashtag to all your posts and shares!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------STAY UPDATED ON UPCOMING EVENTS- I am speaking at a TEDX Talk on May 17th, 2025 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (recording available)- I am presenting at the International Anthrozoology Conference mid-June, 2025 at the University of Saskatoon- I am speaking at the PHAIR Animal Welfare Conference at the University of Edinburgh, July 2-5, 2025.  Please support the posts on these events to help spread awareness on the need for advancements in animal welfare (yes- that is sentience!) Sign up to our email list.  www.instituteofcaninepsychotherapy.com to stay updated on:-NEW COURSES -SPECIALS, SALES, AND REDUCED PRICES-FREE WEBINARS             - Upcoming webinar:  Sleep in Adolescent Dogs Affecting Behavior.  Hosted by Dr. Alexandra Angelova.  Sign up here: Sleep in Adolescent Dogs WebinarFind all the episodes on Feedspot, where Dog Training DisrUPted is rated in the top 5 shows in the dog category in Canada: https://blog.feedspot.com/canadian_dog_podcasts/To become a certified Canine CBT Psychotherapist, and for courses on related topics, please visit the Institute of Canine Psychotherapy. www.instituteofcaninepsychotherapy.comBecome a Certified Canine Behaviorist and Dog TrainerMy Linktree with all my media, presentations, shows, articlesBillie Groom - UPWARD Dogology | Instagram, Facebook | LinktreeHere is the link to the recent article in Psychology Today Mag by Marc Bekoff on Canine CBTDog Training: Perception, Cognition, and Emotions | Psychology TodayBuy My Book! Winner of the 2019 American Best Book Fest Award (pets/narrative/non-fiction)The Art of Urban People With Adopted and Rescued Dogs Methodology: Rescued Dogs: The Misunderstood Breed: Groom, Billie: 9781525547287: Books - Amazon.ca

From the Singapore Fa Conference; a woman shares the changes in her life after practicing Falun Dafa. She went from a sickly and lethargic existence to being happy and full of energy. She spends her days, 365 days a year, clarifying the truth to Chinese tourists. She has learned to look within to eliminate combativeness, […]

An engaging event, this podcast begins by bringing the listener into a state of “…just really get in harmony with yourself… to feel and really hear the silence of yourself…”  before proceeding into a tour of looking at; what is occurring with life forms, the cycle of life, the primary purpose of the animal kingdom, understanding the big picture and emotions associated with cruelty to animals and clearing the way for metamorphosizing fear into love.

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 7th 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain.

1. Breaking Through the Old Forces and Saving Sentient Beings2. How I Started Practicing Falun Dafa Despite Being Affected by the CCP's Propaganda To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at feedback@minghuiradio.org

An 81 year old woman in China who has been practicing Falun Dafa for 30 years shares how she was able to move through two very serious health challenges by seeing them as interference and refusing to allow the incidents obstruct her cultivation path. This and other stories from the Minghui website. Original Articles:1. Breaking […]

Having the good fortune of being born into a family of practitioners in China, a young student living in the US realized that when she went off to college it was time to stand on her own as a cultivator of Dafa. She moved through his timid nature to promote Shen Yun among her peers, […]

We may not know what it's like to be a bat, but we're pretty confident that it's like something—that bats (and other mammals) are sentient creatures. They feel pleasure and pain, cold and warmth, agitation and comfort. But when it comes to other creatures, the case is less clear. Is a crab sentient? What about a termite, or a tree? The honest answer is we just don't know—and yet, despite that uncertainty, practical questions arise. How should we treat these beings? What do we owe them? My guest today is Dr. Jonathan Birch. Jonathan is a Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and the author of the new book The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI. In it, he presents a framework for thinking about which beings might be sentient and about how our policies should account for this. Here, we talk about Jonathan's work at the nexus of philosophy, science, and policy—in particular, his role in advising the UK government on the welfare of cephalopods and decapods. We discuss what it means to be sentient and what the brain basis of sentience might be. We sketch his precautionary framework for dealing with the wide-ranging debates and rampant uncertainty around these issues. We talk about several prominent edge cases in the natural world. And, finally, we consider whether AI might become sentient and, if so, by what route. Along the way, Jonathan and I touch on: plants, crayfish, bees, larvae, and LLMs. We talk about "sentience candidates" and the "zone of reasonable disagreement"; about Jonathan's stances on octopus farming and live-boiling of crabs; about the “run-ahead principle” and the “gaming problem”; and about the question of whether all conscious experience has a valence. Jonathan's book is a remarkably clear and compelling read—if you find yourself intrigued by our conversation, I definitely recommend that you check out The Edge of Sentience as well. Alright friends, without further ado, on to our sixth season of Many Minds and on to my conversation with Dr. Jonathan Birch. Enjoy! A transcript of this episode will be available soon. Notes and links 3:00 – The full report prepared by Dr. Birch and colleagues for the UK government is available here. 4:30 – Listen to our earlier episode with Dr. Alex Schnell here. 7:00 – Dr. Birch's 2017 book, from an earlier chapter of his career during which he focused on kin selection and social behavior. 11:00 – A paper by Dr. Birch on the UK government's response to the pandemic. 16:00 – A classic 1958 paper on sentience by the philosopher Herbert Feigl. 20:30 – Read Dr. Birch's general audience essay on the case of live-boiling crabs. 28:30 – Advocates of the idea that regions of the midbrain support sentience include Antonio Damasio, Jaak Panskepp (whose work we discussed in this earlier episode), and Bjorn Merker (whose work we discussed in this earlier episode).  31:30 – A discussion of the possibility of sentience in plants, with former guest Paco Calvo. 34:30 – Peter Godfrey Smith's recent book, Metazoa. 35:30 – A paper by Dr. Birch and colleagues titled ‘Dimensions of animal consciousness.' 39:30 – A study reporting conditioned place avoidance in octopuses. 40:30 – A study reporting anxiety-like states in crayfish. 42:00 – A primer on "nociception" (which Kensy mispronounces in this segment). 44:00 – A popular article by Dr. Birch and colleagues arguing against octopus farming. 47:00 – A paper about welfare concerns in farmed insects. 49:00 – A paper showing that bees will selectively groom an antenna that was touched with a heat probe. 51:00 – The OpenWorm project. 1:02:00 – A recent piece by Dr. Birch and former guest Kristin Andrews about developing better markers for understanding AI sentience. The question of defining “markers” of conscious experience was also a central topic of our recent episode with Tim Bayne.   Recommendations Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka Justice for Animals, Martha Nussbaum   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.  For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter (@ManyMindsPod) or Bluesky (@manymindspod.bsky.social).

Tracey Winter Glover is an animal caretaker, activist, author, and filmmaker. She is the co-founded and Executive Director of a non-profit intersectional pro-vegan animal rights group, Awakening Respect and Compassion for all Sentient Beings. She also startedSweet Peeps Microsanctuary, which is now home to over 50 unique and personable individuals. Tracey created and released a short award-winning documentary entitled “Until All Are Free,” is the author of Lotus of the Heart: Living Yoga for Personal Wellness and Global Survival. Her first children's book, inspired by the chickens at Sweet Peeps, is called Chickens Are Animals Too! Fannie Goes to Washington. Tracey shares the stories of Fannie and other chickens that are in her new children's book and how they helped her to shatter her misconceptions about chickens that most of us share. Tracey tells some of the rescue stories of the chickens at the sanctuary and shares how she wanted to offer an accurate and authentic voice to the characters in her book. She and Hope also talk about Eastern religious philosophies and how her other book, Lotus of the Heart, has helped her to awaken a deep reverence and respect for all life on the planet and how these ancient teachings can help us heal our world. Resources:Sweet Peeps MicrosanctuaryBooks by Tracey Winter Glover: Chickens are Animals Too, Fannie Goes to Washington Lotus of the Heart: Living Yoga for Personal Wellness and Global Survival   Thank you for your support!Compassionate LivingHope for the Animals Podcast

Can robots become conscious? Are animals sentient? What makes us sentient? This talk goes into what consciousness is, and how to develop greater conscious awareness. It ends with a meditation where we go "out of our minds" to experience consciousness outside of our subjective experience.  More at EnlightenmentTV.com  Steven's book on The Theory of Existence & Science of Consciousness

Without the kindness of sentient beings, we cannot achieve realizations or practice the Dharma. Lama Zopa Rinpoche emphasizes the significance of respecting and valuing sentient beings, just as one respects and values the Buddha. One accumulates immeasurable merit by cultivating bodhicitta and offering charity with deep respect.True poverty lies in the lack of understanding of Dharma and realization, and inner poverty, characterized by a lack of satisfaction and contentment, is even more detrimental. Helping sentient beings, regardless of their external circumstances, offers the most valuable assistance. Buddhas and bodhisattvas cherish sentient beings above all else, regardless of their negative qualities or actions. Therefore, even small acts of kindness, such as offering praise or making someone happy, become offerings to the enlightened beings.Rinpoche describes the signs of death, including distant signs like recurring dreams related to death, and near signs indicating that death is approaching. There are specific practices to counteract these signs, such as taking long-life initiations, doing long-life retreats, and saving the lives of animals. It is important to create positive causes for enlightenment, accepting death peacefully and preparing the mind for a favourable rebirth.We should not wait until the time of death to practice renunciation and letting go. Instead, we should practice daily to overcome attachment. By training the mind to let go and develop renunciation, one becomes well-prepared to face death and its challenges. Bodhichitta and the altruistic mind of enlightenment enable us to experience death for the benefit of all sentient beings. With bodhicitta, one can transform the experience of death into a cause for others' happiness and one's enlightenment. By describing a beautiful and enjoyable place like a pure land, it becomes easier for the dying person to let go of attachments to the present world and transition peacefully. The name of the pure land becomes an important object of refuge, and by generating a strong wish to be born in that pure land, it can direct the person's consciousness toward that destination. Some people may relate the idea of heaven to the deva realm, and by mentioning a specific name and describing the enjoyment it offers, a strong wish can direct the consciousness there.This teaching was given at Institut Vajra Yogini, France as part of a Four Kadampa Deities Retreat from April 18 to May 11, 2003. You can see all the teachings from this retreat here: https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/4-kadam-deities-2003/

In today's episode I talk to To Nicky Stevens. Nicky is the Founder and CEO of the UK based charity International Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals and one of its exciting fundraising initiatives Adventures for Animals. Nicky's inspiration to set up the charity came from her background as a Veterinary Nurse. She first established the UK charity in 2009 to be able to provide a better future for animals in need.  Since then, she and her team have done incredible work rescuing tens of thousands of cats and dogs across two continents. What began as a desire to help one stray dog in the rainforests of Borneo, has since expanded to helping over 30,000 dogs and cats who have needed veterinary support. Currently she is focusing on three core projects in Borneo, Penang Island and Romania, with a range of additional support programs worldwide. Nicky shares a glimpse of her life and lifelong passion of helping animals worldwide, along with her adventures around the world, from climbing the highest peaks and reaching Everest Base Camp, to travelling through the jungles of Borneo, to the forthcoming trip to Kilimanjaro and preparing for the vastness of the Sahara, all in the name of fundraising for her charity. A story that ignites human compassion and gives a rare look into the world of conservation and saving animals lives. For more information on Nicky Stevens visit: https://iapwa.org For more information on Mimi Novic visit: https://www.miminovic.co.uk

In an enlightening exposition, Glen Merzer highlighted the devastating effects of animal agriculture on global ecosystems, stressing its role as the chief cause of biodiversity loss, water pollution, and climate change. Merzer also illuminated the overlooked connections between our dietary choices and the degradation of ocean ecosystems, such as the intricate bond between whales and phytoplankton, underscoring the urgency of shifting to sustainable and vegan choices. As the planet grapples with increasing climate crises, the call is clear: stop eating animals and allow the Earth to heal. #AnimalAgriculture #ClimateCrisis #VeganChoice

To see the VIDEO and SLIDESHOW of this episode, click or copy link - https://youtu.be/CtyBK_CJV28 - Is Humanity heading towards Inhumanity or Godlike Sentience? With advancements in cybernetic technologies and artificial intelligence racing to new levels almost daily, we look at what humans may become in the next one thousand years.Would we even recognize future humans as human beings..? Is Humanity headed towards Inhumanity by way of technology and artificial intelligence..?Could some UFOs that are seen actually be time travellers observing us and our development much as we are fascinated by ancient civilizations..?❤️ EXCLUSIVE FREE MERCH INCLUDED & BEHIND-THE-SCENES ONLY FOR MY SUPPORTERS ON PATREON ➔ https://www.patreon.com/paradigm_shifts/membershipBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-and-unexplained--5235662/support.If you enjoy the show, please leave a review..!!MYSTERIES WITH A HISTORY PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLneWjPNXc1RxFVOxYfFaC_u7DM3fvc8gdVisit my website with Blogs, Videos, and Podcast direct links - https://strangeparadigms.com/

Glen Merzer delves into the profound implications of consuming animal products. He critiques society's complicity in normalizing meat consumption, despite its clear health, ethical, and environmental repercussions. From subsidizing the meat industry with taxpayers' money, fostering a culture of disease, to the strain it places on interpersonal relationships and our very environment, Merzer highlights the gravity of our choices and the urgency for transformation. #AnimalAgriculture #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalImpact

**Please note special time for this call.As Parag Agarwal started moving up in his 35-year global career with Fortune 500 corporations, he began to notice a lot of suffering around him.  “I used to sit in a car with my son next to me playing with a toy while there were kids outside who were begging. Pretty early on, I decided I wanted to do something for the vulnerable.”  His heart’s journey started with helping educate underprivileged children. But when his niece sent him videos showing how animals are abused in our society, “it opened a door of awareness for me which cannot be closed.” He decided to dedicate “the second innings of his life” to reducing the suffering faced by animals in India. In 2022, while also serving in his current role as CFO of Dr. Reddys, a multi-billion dollar Indian multinational pharma company, he co-founded India Animal Fund with the blessings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. India Animal Fund is a backbone organization for ecosystem development of the animal protection movement in India. It works to reduce animal exploitation – including their use for consumption, as objects of research and testing, and other forms of labor – and to enable them to live a life of dignity without fear, hunger, or confinement.  “No one gets up thinking I am going to exploit and be cruel to an animal today,” he reflects. “But somehow it has become part of the system… The suffering of animals is intense.”   In a relatively short period of time, IAF has been able to mobilize various stakeholders and has positively impacted the lives of thousands of animals.     Parag has co-founded several other social impact organizations in this area, including Ahimsa Trust (an organization to catalyze more investment and leadership talent in the field of animal welfare), Plant-based Foods Industry Association (an industry body of plant-based alternatives start-ups), and Physicians’ Association for Nutrition (a body of doctors that educates medical professionals about nutrition).  Another pivotal turning point in his life came more recently, when he sat a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat followed by extensive reading of Buddha's original teachings about the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. “This has been the start of my real inner transformation. I feel as if I have just taken a few steps on a very long and beautiful path.”  Parag is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary and has previously been associated with organizations such as Reckitt, Unilever, GSK Consumer Healthcare & Genpact. He is also the founder of TAP India Foundation with the vision of an India where no child is out of school. Parag’s family has taken a pledge to share 50% of their net worth with society, and are signatories to Living My Promise.  Join us for a conversation with this passionate vegan and a voice for the vulnerable.  The conversation will be moderated by former Awakin Calls guests Ariel Nessel and Rev. Bonnie Rose. Ari is currently focused on advancing the alternative proteins sector to address animal cruelty. Bonnie is a minister with Ventura's Center for Spiritual Living and has recently authored a book titled Dances with Dogs.

As a former Peace Corps volunteer in Chile coupled with her training as a Physician's Assistant, Kat Maier is able to weave the language of biomedicine with traditional energetic systems. She is co-author of Bush Medicine of San Salvador Island, Bahamas, and author of Energetic Herbalism: A Guide to Sacred Plant Traditions Integrating Elements of Vitalism, Ayurveda, and Chinese Medicine. This book won the Gold Medal Nautilus Award in 2022. https://sacredplanttraditions.com/in-the-media/ Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is the Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder. Visit https://www.coincider.com to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research https://www.TheCoincidenceProject.net to share your own coincidence stories, and to learn from others' shared experiences. Here you can also sign up for the next Coincidence Cafe'-- every 3rd Saturday starting at 11am EST! https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's newest book "Meaningful Coincidences"

Welcome to Episode 124 of the Monday Night MasterDebaters where I am joined by  Ryan from Dangerous World Podcast, Davey from the Red Pill Cartel Podcast and Joe from Legit Bat Pod.  Another fun conversation where we talk about social engineering, US Foreshadows Russian terrorism, Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War doc, Favorite Show of All-Time (Price is Right, Firefly, Sopranos, South Park), Pick One Movie to watch for rest of life, music vs movies, Project GR00T, Sentient Beings, Time, Singularity, cannibalism, any game vs Donkey Kong World and much more. My dear friend and friend of the show Matthew Smith needs our help, if you can donate, it is greatly appreciated! Matthew's 'F Pancreatic Cancer' Fund   https://gofund.me/66ad1486 Pokemon Art Cards: https://www.instagram.com/novacollects/ Please leave a review & share the show! Go support the great guests at: Dave: Red Pill Cartel Podcast https://www.instagram.com/redpillcartelpodcast2/ IG @redpillcartelpodcast https://www.patreon.com/RedPillCartelPodcast https://anchor.fm/red-pill-cartel Joe from Legit Bat Podcast https://www.instagram.com/legitbat/ Rokfin.com/LegitBat linktr.ee/Legitbat Ryan from Dangerous World Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DangerousWorldPodcast/posts IG: @dangerousworldpod linktr.ee/dangerousworldpodcast Mat from The Great Deception Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thegreatdeceptionpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatdeceptionpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/thegreatdeceptionpodcast_v2/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/Barons44 To Make Contributions: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegreatdeceptionpodcast Merch: https://my-store-cb4b4e.creator-spring.com thegreatdeceptionpodcast@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-great-deception-podcast/support

Plans can't go wrong when there's no plan at all... HUGE shoutout to CriticalFault (aka NetworkedOuija) for creating amazing free Shadowrun tools for us all to use. You can find them all at nullsheen.com. You can also find his Chummer2e here! This episode contains profanity, violence, sexual content, and references to drug/alcohol use. Be sure to follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with Season 2 as well as other fun stuff! Leave us a review on Podchaser! Follow us on Twitter! Join our Reddit page! Join the Pink Fohawk Discord! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel! Check us out on TikTok! Follow us on Instagram! Pink Fohawk theme song by Collin Ruffino @ Still Return Other music credits (in order of play) "Dystopian City" by TommyMutiu from pixabay "Patrol Bot" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Dark Synthwave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Prince of Darkness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Lost in Space" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Alliance" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Prince of Darkness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Androids & Sentient Beings" by 2Evgeny_Bardyuzha from pixabay "Dark Odyssey" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Sunset Vibes" by 23843807 from pixabay "Silver Shamrock" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Unhuman" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Inception" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Lost Vegas" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio If you would like a better understanding of how the rules of Shadowrun work, be sure to check out this excellent rules breakdown of 2nd Edition by RPGGamer! The Topps Company, Inc. has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connection with the game Shadowrun. The Topps Company, Inc. has granted permission to Pink Fohawk to use such names, logos, artwork, marks and/or any proprietary materials for promotional and informational purposes on its website but does not endorse, and is not affiliated with Pink Fohawk in any official capacity whatsoever.

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES TAKE NOTE: This is a work of parody and/or satire; no statements made herein should be construed as accusations or statements of actual fact. Listeners who choose to play this sonic document do so at their own risk.   In this special super-extended Profile in Cinemania, researched, written, and performed by Profligator Daniel, our listeners are presented with a dubious deep dive into one of the weirdest individuals to ever exist in the multiverse, one Louis Whitley Strieber: retired marketing guru, author of "The Hunger," hack novelist, self-confessed alien abductee, and podcast host. Listen with caution, for infection with CINEMANIA is assured.   Caricature art by Andy Slack at andyslackcomics.com Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio Tracks Used: "Androids & Sentient Beings," "Gravity," "Convergence," and "Black Rainbows." Incidental music and sound effects courtesy of Epidemic Sound "The Summoning" by Scott Buckley appears under Creative Commons License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0). Visit https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley/ for more tracks by this artist.

The Novella: Sentient Sour Cream And Applesauce Bisexually Get Me Off For Hanukkah Because The Latkes Are Gone But My Ass Is Still HereThe Author: Chuck Tingle The Guest: Becky, host of Too Stupid to LiveThe Synopsis:Hanukkah is Sarah's favorite holiday, but there's one part of the festivities she adores even more than the rest: latkes.Who could blame her? These delicious potato pancakes are one of the greatest foods ever crafted, offering up two distinct ways to enjoy them. But this incredible culinary masterwork is not without drama. According to Sarah's friends, there's a sharp divide that's determined by what kind of sauce you like: you're either an applesauce person, or a sour cream person.When Sarah discovers a sentient version of each condiment has joined her yearly Hanukkah celebration, she's forced to make an impossible choice. Fortunately, this year Sarah's ready to chart a path of her own in a bisexual group encounter. She wants both.Show Notes:- The 6th Day of Boobsmas - When romance readers & podcasters unite - Laura from What to Read Next on Too Stupid to Live- Romance reading "noobies" - start small or dive into the deep end?- Introducing today's Boobsmas pick, the shortesy book we've ever read on Boobies & Noobies (00:13:45)- Who exactly is Chuck Tingle?- A satirical take on a real question: sour cream or applesauce? - A brief synopsis for the book (00:25:02)- Sentient Beings for the win: Unhinged by Vera Valentine (the door erotica), Back for Seconds by Vera Valentine & J.L. Logosz (Thanksgiving leftovers come to life)- Sentient sour cream and applesauce... what exactly does that look like? (00:27:49)- A subtle take on biphobia - A few steamy sexcerpts- Chuck Tingle or Chris Pine? (00:53:04)- The 6th Day of Boobsmas jingle courtesy of Cooper BaldwinDecember 1st marks the start of The 12 Days of Boobsmas. Tune in for new podcast episodes, new giveaways, and more holiday romance recommendations, all month long!Purchase MY holiday novellas, Meet Me in Los Feliz and Venice Actually now!! Follow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast, on TikTok @realkellyrey, and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4851260/advertisement

Are you seeking heartwarming tales of human-animal bonds and inspiration for a more sustainable lifestyle? Tune in to this captivating episode featuring @martina.pluda! Martina is Italy's HSI director and animal rights advocate, radio host, and author. She is known for her dedication, hard work, and also has a very enchanting personality. Tune in to explore:1️ Coping with emotionally charged events2️ Three deeply moving stories that resonate the bond between humans and animals

Sosu, John, and Tina are consummate professionals once inside Unison Inc.   This episode contains profanity, violence, sexual content, and references to drug/alcohol use. Be sure to follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with Season 2 as well as other fun stuff! Leave us a review on Podchaser! Follow us on Twitter! Join our Reddit page! Join the Pink Fohawk Discord! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel! Check us out on TikTok! Follow us on Instagram! Pink Fohawk theme song by Collin Ruffino @ Still Return Other music credits (in order of play) "Dystopian City" by TommyMutiu from pixabay "Patrol Bot" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Dark Synthwave" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Prince of Darkness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Lost in Space" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Alliance" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Prince of Darkness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Androids & Sentient Beings" by 2Evgeny_Bardyuzha from pixabay "Dark Odyssey" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Sunset Vibes" by 23843807 from pixabay "Silver Shamrock" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Unhuman" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Inception" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio "Lost Vegas" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio If you would like a better understanding of how the rules of Shadowrun work, be sure to check out this excellent rules breakdown of 2nd Edition by RPGGamer! The Topps Company, Inc. has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connection with the game Shadowrun. The Topps Company, Inc. has granted permission to Pink Fohawk to use such names, logos, artwork, marks and/or any proprietary materials for promotional and informational purposes on its website but does not endorse, and is not affiliated with Pink Fohawk in any official capacity whatsoever.

Illegally detained for 10 years for refusing to be “transformed,” a practitioner in China uses her time in prison to validate the Fa and miracles occur. She helps other inmates understand the truth about Falun Dafa. Many quit the CCP, and some become practitioners, many are healed of their severe illnesses; and ultimately the “transformation […]

Marcelo Gleiser is a theoretical physicist and public intellectual at Dartmouth College working on basic research ranging from cosmology and applications of information theory to complex phenomena to history and philosophy of science and how science and culture interact. He is devoted to the public understanding of science and is a popular speaker with a strong social media presence and books published in 15 languages.  Marcelo's book, The Dawn of a Mindful Universe: A Manifesto for Humanity's Future, is available now. Learn more about Marcelo at marcelogleiser.com. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/spp. ZBiotics - Go to zbiotics.com/SMART to get 15% off your first order when you use SMART at checkout. LinkedIn - Go to LinkedIn.com/SMARTPEOPLE for a 60-day free trial of LinkedIn Sales Navigator! The Structure of Success - The Structure of Success by Patrick Esposito is available now wherever books are sold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared is a researcher at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Until the summer of 2023 he was a lecturer at the University of Washington School of Computer Science. While there he created a class on the philosophy of AI and created and taught an ethics course as well as teaching technical artificial intelligence courses. His satirical novel "The Strength of The Illusion" was published in the summer of 2023. Previous Sentientism guest Mark Solms called it "extraordinary". In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on YouTube⁠⁠. We discuss: 00:00 Clips! 00:56 Welcome 02:23 Jared Intro - AI research, teaching philosophy, AI ethics and AI tech - "What are the right things to do and how do we bring those things about" - "AI is a sandbox... to test out these ideas" - Jared's philosophical novel, "The Strength of the Illusion" "A timely meditation on what happens when artificial intelligence clashes with human stupidity" - "#philosophyofmind ... what it means to think, to learn..."   05:12 What's Real? - "I grew up with a father that derided religion" - A "very atheistic upbringing... in some parts I regret" vs. "more religious community centred upbringings" - Not convinced re: god or spirituality but "that's not to say that I want to discount the feelings of religious experiences" - William James - Irish grandmother "she hates the #catholic church with a passion" - Father is a doctor encountering lots of "anti-science" - Joining a gospel choir at University "I'm not religious but it's a really fun and enlivening way to approach life" - "It's not been my life to combat religion... the 'Four Horsemen'... Dan Dennett, Sam Harris..." - "I think there's value in being kind to each other when you talk about this [religion]" - "Few people are willing to actually debate the tenets of their beliefs... that's the tension between science and religion" - "The unwillingness, by design, to accept alternative hypotheses and test their views is what perpetuates religion" - Spirituality: "I haven't been drawn... it seems a bit like #mysterianism... an appeal to mystery before the facts are out." - "Could we not explain consciousness, morality... I think that we can eventually explain those things through rigourous science" - Rejections of the possibility of explaining consciousness: Searle's Chinese Room, Nagel's "What Is It Like To Be A Bat?"... "These appeals are in a sense spiritual... they're appealing to some sort of mystery" - "That explanation does not need to be a let down -just because we can explain the illusion doesn't mean that the illusion doesn't exist" - "There's a degree of bad blood"... history of scientists denying or avoiding or deriding things because the evidence isn't yet there to enable study (e.g. #behaviourists ignoring mental states) - "Scientists are imperfect and can be mean" - Do AIs have epistemology - JW: "are they learning, can they know things?" - #llms (large language models)  like OpenAI's #chatgpt "Do they understand language?" - "They... seem to be able to use language OK... they make errors but humans make errors too" 21:25 What & Who Matters? 44:24 Who Matters? 01:09:25 A Better Future? Follow Jared: - https://jaredmoore.org/ - https://twitter.com/jaredlcm - https://jaredmoore.org/the-strength-of-the-illusion ...and much more. Full show notes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"I'm a Sentientist" wall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this simple form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on FaceBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Come join us there!

A practitioner in China uses every opportunity to clarify the Truth and witnesses the miracles of her sister-in-law recovering from cancer after starting to cultivate. This and other stories from the Minghui website. Original Articles:1. Awakening Sentient Beings with Compassion on the Path of Cultivation2. Connecting With Minghui During the Onset of the Persecution

Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra Chapter Seven: Observing Sentient Beings Translated and recited by M.C. Owens June 9, 2023

A practitioner in Singapore experiences challenges in his work and home environment. This and other stories from the Minghui website Articles: 1. Saving Sentient Beings Despite My Tribulations and Attachments 2. [Singapore Fa Conference] Facing Tests with a Cultivator's Mindset

So, what is the way that Guru Shakyamuni Buddha, what is his way of freeing the sentient being from suffering? By revealing the absolute truth, by revealing the nature of the existence. -Lama Zopa Rinpoche Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how Guru Buddha Shakyamuni frees us from suffering by revealing the true nature of reality. But … Continue reading How Guru Shakyamuni Frees Sentient Beings →

Working for a company focused solely on money, even making a billion dollars a day, is nothing compared to the merit we create by helping people practice Dharma and by fulfilling the wishes of our guru, Lama Zopa Rinpoche says. Rinpoche recalls the story of Lama Atisha checking on the realizations of three disciples. He found that the ones who served as his cook and translator had more realizations than the one who focused on study and meditation. Working hard for sentient beings or offering service to the guru is the same as completing many hundred thousand prostrations, mandala offerings, or other preliminaries. Serving and pleasing the guru creates far more merit than making countless offerings and saving the lives of millions of creatures. All of our wishes succeed if we correctly accomplish our guru's instructions.

China: An elderly practitioner in Jilin Province has dedicated her time to studying and reciting the Fa to be more effective in saving sentient beings. Original Article from Minghui.org: “Studying the Fa Solidly and Seizing the Time to Save Sentient Beings”

Michael is a law professor and scholar of U.S. constitutional law. He is the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. In addition to constitutional law, Michael has taught courses in civil procedure and federal courts. He has written/co-written/edited six books, including Beating Hearts: Abortion and Animal Rights (co-written with his wife, Sherry Colb), as well as scores of law review articles about American constitutional law. He is also a columnist for Verdict. Michael is a former law clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Michael has appeared in American news media as a legal expert and has been interviewed by and/or quoted in, for example, The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (another suspected sentientist). In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome 02:02 Michael's Intro - Studying physics, then the law - Clerking then legal scholarship - Blogging @ Dorf On Law - #vegan since 2006 - Animal work in partnership with Mike's wife, Sherry Kolb "we agreed on nearly everything, but not quite everything" 04:44 What's Real? - Growing up in New York, raised #jewish "but mostly culturally" - "My father never went to synagogue unless it was somebody's wedding... he was not at all religious but he was the most ethical person I knew" - "Religion is not necessary and certainly... not sufficient to make someone an ethical person" - "That personal aspect... overshadowed anything I was being taught" - Dad's library: "the answers that the religious folks were giving to deep philosophical questions... barely scratched the surface... whereas if I went into my dad's study... Bertrand Russell's "History of Western Philosophy"... Lao Tse..." - Teaching: "what I really value is engagement with hard questions" - "The sorts of answers that religion gives stop asking the questions just when they become interesting... god made the world... god thus commanded it... it leaves lots of further questions unasked" - "Nearly all of the spiritual or supernatural beliefs I've encountered, whether religious or otherwise, strike me as ridiculous" - "If that happens [god appearing] then I'll adjust my views... but that will be in response to evidence... that itself would be a kind of naturalism." ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there!

Welcome to Episode #70 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! My conversation with Yangchen Lhamo, a yoga teacher from Bhutan, was so delightful as we discussed how yoga is not just what you practice, but how you walk, talk, and interact with others. I hope that this conversation lit a spark in you, about how yoga can help all sentient beings. If you're looking to tune into a podcast episode that is all about yoga as an act of service then this is the conversation for you. Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/wildyogatribe Tell me more about Yangchen Lhamo Yangchen Lhamo is a yoga teacher and yoga studio owner in Bhutan. She teaches Hatha yoga, meditation, and Ashtanga Vinyasa. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh in January 2020, and opened Yoga Yangchen in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, in September 2020. In 2022, she completed her 300-hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh. Yoga Yangchen's main social cause is Doghouse Bhutan, which she founded with her Bhutan-based Swiss friend Nadine. It is a community-based project. Doghouse Bhutan builds doghouses for the free-roaming dogs of Bhutan using scrap materials to protect them from the rain, cold, and snow. Yangchen's passion in life is creating and improving the well-being of all sentient beings— animals and people alike. She loves learning and exploring new things and meeting new people. She believes that changing the world for the better requires you to start with yourself. After all, ‘practice what you preach' is core to being able to inspire others. What to expect in the Yoga In Bhutan episode of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast I was astounded that Yangchen opened her yoga studio in the same year as getting her yoga certification, as well as in the middle of the pandemic! So many yoga studios closed during the pandemic, yet Yanchen knew it was time for her to open her own. She wanted to give back to her community. Yoga has given Yangchen so many beautiful gifts, like the ability to be more reflective instead of reactive. Yet, she sure has given so many gifts back to her community! Yangchen also shared with us her thoughts on yoga. Yoga is not just what you practice. Yoga is the way you walk, talk, and the actions you take. Everything, all the small things, is yoga. For the skimmers - What's in the yoga in Bhutan episode? Yoga in Bhutan has a long history, but hasn't been practiced by everyday people until very recently Yoga as a way to balance our everyday life and our emotions Opening a yoga studio the same year as getting certified Advice for teachers who want to open their own studio Yoga has helped her become more reflective instead of reactive Connect with Yangchen Lhamo www.yogayangchen.com https://www.instagram.com/yogayangchenbhutan/ https://www.facebook.com/yogayangchen https://www.instagram.com/doghousebhutan/ https://www.facebook.com/doghousebhutan Want more? Head on over to my website https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wildyogatribe/message

Reviewing Chapter 12, "The Mind and Its Potential", describing how Buddhas depends on sentient beings and how we can treasure sentient beings because of this

If there is one thing we have learned about Myles, it's that he likes to help. In this season of the podcast, we take Myles on a journey to non-earth-based incarnations where we find the root origin of his desire to astral travel in his current Earth-based incarnation.

A new practitioner in China finds great wisdom studying Falun Dafa, and learns to give up her attachments to jealousy, showing off, and other shortcomings, while helping people to quit the CCP. Original Article: “New Practitioner: Sentient Beings Are Waiting to Hear the Truth” ‌

A Falun Dafa practitioner overcomes language barriers to work successfully as a reporter, while learning valuable lessons to become more tolerant and work well with a team.

Here, I interview Jamie Woodhouse from Sentientism.info and the Sentientism Podcast. From his website: "Sentientism is a philosophy or worldview – a way of thinking about what's real and what matters. Sentientists use evidence and reason to work out what to believe in, so don't hold supernatural beliefs. Sentientists also have compassion for every sentient being – any being capable of experiencing, particularly experiencing suffering or flourishing. Roughly speaking, that's human and non-human animals, but other types of being could conceivably be sentient too." My big takeaway from this conversation with Jamie: Compassion's bottom line: To not needlessly cause suffering. All sentient beings can suffer, & so, at a minimum, compassion requires that we include them in our moral scope & not cause them to suffer. Let me know what you think! TARGETED PLAYLIST LINK: Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session LINKS: Find out about Sentientism here: https://sentientism.info/ Find the Sentientism Podcast here: https://sentientism.info/what-is-sentientism/podcasts Join the conversation about sentientism on Reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sentientism/ If you would like to know more about compassion and self-compassion, compassion focused therapy or compassionate mind training, you may wish to check out my book, The Gifts of Compassion, available at your favourite online bookstore, such as: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480 Say hi on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstansteindl Twitter: https://twitter.com/StanSteindl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_stan_steindl/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-steindl-150a5264/ Website: https://www.stansteindl.com/ YouTube Video URL: https://youtu.be/K4Y0I7OUg7g *Affiliate Disclaimer: Note this description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in no way obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support! Video hashtags: Compassion, animals, sentient, sentientism, suffering

"Understanding the Truth and Cultivating in Dafa: Going Out to Save Sentient Beings" by a Falun Dafa practitioner in China. An experience sharing article on the Minghui website.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche continued his https://fpmt.org/fpmt/announcements/resources-for-coronavirus-pandemic/advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche-for-coronavirus/#video-teachings (video teachings on thought transformation) from Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore in August and September. Here is a summary of the teaching offered on September 10, 2022: During Rinpoche's September 3 teaching (https://fpmt.org/lama-zopa-rinpoche-news-and-advice/advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche/thought-transformation-teachings-134-in-your-life-as-a-couple-practice-good-heart/ (#134: In Your Life as a Couple, Practice Good Heart)), Rinpoche offered the oral transmission for Lama Tsongkhapa's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TadXCaGNxiU&t=4424s (Utilizing Suffering in the Path to Enlightenment). Rinpoche began giving commentary on this important thought transformation text in the September 7 teaching (https://fpmt.org/lama-zopa-rinpoche-news-and-advice/advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche/thought-transformation-teachings-135-the-great-difference-between-taking-and-not-taking-vows/ (#135: The Great Difference Between Taking and Not Taking Vows)). In this latest teaching from September 10, Rinpoche continues the commentary on Utilizing Suffering in the Path to Enlightenment starting at https://youtu.be/jA283iD68GQ?t=2406 (40:06). During this commentary, Rinpoche discusses the benefits of experiencing suffering, including: When You Experience Suffering, You Develop Renunciation of Samsara When You Experience Suffering, You Develop Trust in the Objects of Refuge When You Experience Suffering, It Dispels Arrogance When You Experience Suffering, You Become Careful of Negative Karma When You Experience Suffering, You Enjoy Virtue When You Experience Suffering, You Develop Compassion for Sentient Beings

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation. Here is a summary of a teaching given on June 26 from Kopan Monastery, Nepal, at the request of Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Ganden Tendar Ling FPMT Buddhist Center, Aryadeva FPMT Study Group, and the Save Tibet Foundation in Russia.  The first kindness of sentient beings is that they are the source of all past, present, and future happiness including enlightenment, Lama Zopa Rinpoche reminds us. They are from whom we receive Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha and in whom we take refuge. A buddha comes from a bodhisattva. A bodhisattva comes from bodhichitta, and bodhichitta comes from great compassion. Great compassion comes from all those sentient beings whose minds are obscured and suffering including every hell being, every hungry ghost, every animal, every human being, every sura, and every asura being. Before you practice thought transformation, you have to understand that sentient beings are so precious and we must stop harming others. If we remember the kindness of sentient beings, naturally we will respect them and the mind will be less depressed. Rinpoche discusses “the second kindness,” the kindness of sentient being when they were our human mother (55:30), offering commentary on several points related to this. The “third kindness” is that our shelter, food, and clothing came from the kindness of sentient beings (1:13:47). Sentient beings are like a guru, Rinpoche explains. They are wish-granting jewels more precious than gold, diamonds, or sapphires. Cherishing even one sentient being brings us to enlightenment. In fact, the happiness of all sentient beings is in our hands.

Rinpoche offered this teaching to students from China and Malaysia via Zoom on June 12, 2022 from Kopan Monastery, Nepal. By taking refuge in the Dharma, we should stop harming sentient beings, Rinpoche reminds us. And more than that, we should benefit them. In fact, the real refuge practice is cherishing sentient beings. If we take care of them the most, if we cherish them the most, that is the best offering to all the Buddhas, Dharma, and Sangha. To show respect for everyone is the best practice. Sentient beings are so precious because the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha came from them. Even those who we call enemy, who get angry with us, who harm us with their body, speech, and mind. These people are unbelievably precious because Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha come from them as well. The more we realize the kindness of sentient beings, the more we will dedicate our life to them. Throughout this teaching, Rinpoche also continues to discuss what to abandon and what to practice after having taken refuge in the Sangha.

How attachment to childish sentient beings and their nonvirtuous activities is an obstacle to Dharma practice and the development of concentration.

This episode is a recording of my presentation about Sentientism to the Terra.do climate change platform & community. Many thanks to Adam and the team for inviting me. My core presentation runs for about 30 minutes - the rest is an open conversation with the group. Drop me an email at hello at sentientism dot info if you'd like a copy of the slides - or you can see them on the YouTube of my presentation. Terra.do is the world's first online climate learning platform and community for professionals looking to pivot their career towards climate solutions. Their goal is to get 100 million people, in all sectors of society, working on climate change by 2030. They run cohort-based online programs for talented individuals that teach them everything about climate, plug them into a network of mentors and expose them to full-time/part-time/entrepreneurial work opportunities in the space.) In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “what (and who) matters?” Sentientism answers those questions with a commitment to "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." Find out more at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there!

Read the full transcript here. How can we encourage people to increase their critical thinking and reliance on evidence in the current information climate? What types of evidence "count" as valid, useful, or demonstrative? And what are the relative strengths and weaknesses of those types? Could someone reasonably come to believe just about anything, provided that they live through very specific sets of experiences? What does it mean to have a "naturalistic" epistemology? How does a philosophical disorder differ from a moral failure? Historically speaking, where does morality come from? Is moral circle expansion always good or praiseworthy? What sorts of entities deserve moral consideration?Jamie Woodhouse works on the Sentientism worldview ("evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings") — refining the philosophy, raising awareness of the idea, and building communities and movements around it. After a quarter century in the corporate world he is a now an independent consultant, coach, and volunteer. You can follow Jamie on Twitter at @JamieWoodhouse or email him at hello@sentientism.info.Here are a few more links related to Sentientism:Sentientism YouTube channelSentientism podcastSentientism websiteSentientism Facebook groupAll other places to find Sentientism (including Twitter, Reddit, Discord, and many others) [Read more]

Read the full transcriptHow can we encourage people to increase their critical thinking and reliance on evidence in the current information climate? What types of evidence "count" as valid, useful, or demonstrative? And what are the relative strengths and weaknesses of those types? Could someone reasonably come to believe just about anything, provided that they live through very specific sets of experiences? What does it mean to have a "naturalistic" epistemology? How does a philosophical disorder differ from a moral failure? Historically speaking, where does morality come from? Is moral circle expansion always good or praiseworthy? What sorts of entities deserve moral consideration?Jamie Woodhouse works on the Sentientism worldview ("evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings") — refining the philosophy, raising awareness of the idea, and building communities and movements around it. After a quarter century in the corporate world he is a now an independent consultant, coach, and volunteer. You can follow Jamie on Twitter at @JamieWoodhouse or email him at hello@sentientism.info.Here are a few more links related to Sentientism:Sentientism YouTube channelSentientism podcastSentientism websiteSentientism Facebook groupAll other places to find Sentientism (including Twitter, Reddit, Discord, and many others)

Consequences of ignoring what arises from meditation; what is meant by sentient beings are infinite, I vow to save them all