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.
SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcast | Website | Spotify | RSS
I recently gave this presentation to a network of Religious Education (RE) teachers from Northumberland in the UK. It’s aimed at helping teachers bring the Sentientism worldview and its themes into their classrooms. Feedback and ideas are always welcome. Of course I’d love to help in any way I can too so please reach out in the comments, via the sentientism.info website or via @sentientism on any social media platform.The content is similar to my workshop sessions with:
– Church of England’s Chester Diocese RE teacher conference
– WASACRE (Wales Association of Standing Advisory Councils on Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE))
– Hull SACRE Religions and Worldviews Conference
– Tower Hamlets and Hackney RE Network
– Wiltshire RE Network
– Kirklees/Bradford/Leeds RE Conference
– Newnham and Barking & Dagenham RE Network
– North East England RE Network
– Hull & West Riding RE Network
– Northumberland, Hillingdon, Wiltshire, Sefton, Oldham SACRES (committees that define local authority RE curriculums).
A big thank you to everyone involved for exploring the Sentientism worldview with me and with your students!
00:00 Intro
02:00 Non-religious worldviews
04:00 What’s on kids’ minds?
06:25 What is the Sentientism worldview?
09:14 Where did Sentientism come from?
14:30 Sentientism and other ‘isms
16:45 Teaching the Sentientism worldview
27:00 Lesson Idea 1: Single Lesson
28:16 Lesson Idea 2: The Quadrant
30:54 Lesson Idea 3: Imagining A Sentientist World
32:39 Lesson Idea 4: What’s True? Who Matters? Now What?
44:56 Help and Resources
#religiouseducation #RETeach #philosophy #teaching #Epistemology #Ethics #vegan #animal #animalrights #belief #religion #worldview #ai #aiethics #alien #Humanism #Ahimsa #Sentiocentrism #Anthropocentrism #Biocentrism #Ecocentrism #Sentientism #Disinformation #conspiracism
Jeff Sebo is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University. He is also …continue
Proudly brought to you by: 22 June 2025
David Clough is Professor and Chair in Theology and AppliedSciences at the University of Aberdeen. He is a Local Preacher in the Methodist Church. David is also co-president of the charity CreatureKind and he founded the DefaultVeg project, now part …continue
Proudly brought to you by: 6 November 2025
Joan Slonczewski is a microbiologist at Kenyon College and a science fiction writer who explores biology and space travel. Their books have twice earned the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: “A Door into Ocean” and …continue
Proudly brought to you by: 20 October 2025
