We discuss the biggest questions: "what's real?", "who matters?" and "how to make a better world?" with scientists, celebrities, activists, writers and philosophers. The Sentientism worldview is "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings." It's a simple, yet radical, philosophy that's grounded in reality (naturalistic epistemology) and has compassion for all sentient beings (mostly human and non-human animals). Naturalism & sentiocentrism combined.
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Sandra describes herself as a vegan foodie, content writer & editor and wife on a mission to empower others to make small, meaningful decisions & actions that will help make the world a better place. She is co-host of VEG Networking Canada, a place where plant-based & vegan companies connect & collaborate. Sandra is the author of the book “Vegan Marketing Success Stories“.
In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?”
Sentientism is “evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” The video of our conversation is here on YouTube.
We discuss:
00:00 Welcome
01:15 Sandra’s Intro
– Filipino-canadian
– Literature, PR, marketing, writing
– Meditating: “This booming voice came to me… & said you’re vegan now & you’ll always be writing”
– Sandra’s “The Content Doctor” business
– Writing “#vegan Marketing Success Stories”
03:41 What’s Real?
– “A very #catholic household”
– Catholicism in the #phillipines due to #colonisation by Spain
– 13 years of Catholic school
– Church every Sunday
– Sermons: Fundraising & “We don’t really welcome gay people” #homophobia “Two of my best friends had just come out”
– “That was the last service”
– “I never did believe in heaven & hell… metaphors”
– “I do believe in an afterlife”
– “There’s a problem with the whole [Catholic] institution”
– Intuition & connecting to past ancestors “they’re giving me signs… still here & watching over us”
– Why do colonially imposed religions retain such popularity?
– The Filipino disapora, challenging colonial restrictions, reclaiming indigenous practices (e.g. tattooing)
– Joining #nxivm… later discovered to be a dangerous #cult “If it feels painful – move towards it!”
– A clear image from a recently deceased grandfather
– Being guided by a deceased cousin in Montreal
– “From the little I know of #quantumphysics physics this is all very possible… that’s why we have #ghosts “
– “The big bang… earliest atoms… that’s my definition of god… the creator”
– “The potential… of love… we all come from stardust”
– Risks of religious & spiritual beliefs
– Scams, cults, crystals, alt-medicine, #antivaxx
– “Critical thinking caps” & #redflags
– #Conspirituality podcast. #Yoga #wellness #spirituality
33:46 What & Who Matters?
– “Be a good person as much as you can vs. just being consumers”
– “I did not care very much for animals”… now vegan
– Documentaries: “Watching #earthlings … hit me really hard… stop eating meat”
– “As soon as the idea of becoming vegan hit my brain… this is it!… it took me 11 years”…
…and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info.
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