Sentientism

Most humans do care about sentience and sentient beings.

We just need to get serious and consistent about it.

Really fast.

For so many reasons.

Including selfish ones.

Because we’re sentient beings too.

It’s tempting to want to bolt on specific, hard-coded beliefs to the #Sentientism worldview’s “evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”

But as soon as any worldview bakes in specific beliefs it becomes, by definition, dogmatic.

Sentientism is anti-dogma.

Institutions can be sociopathic.

Systems that don’t care operated largely by people who do.

I’m open to good faith discussions about biocentrism, ecocentrism & considering sentience beyond the animal kingdom.

But sadly, much of the time, they’re driven by people desperate to justify the exploitation of obviously sentient animals.

Which none of these stances can do.

Imagine all moral and political philosophers throughout history and today asked the “who matters?” question.

We humans like to pretend we are truth seeking and ethical.

Instead, we tend to start from "what I and those around me believe must be true" and "what I and those around me do must be moral."

Then we work backwards to justify ourselves.

Can we find the bravery to think and act differently?

It’s also interesting how many of these philosophers think that non-human sentient beings should be seriously included in liberalism and justice.

This revolution is building pace. Albeit too slowly.

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CLH Talks: Should Humanists Eat Meat? — Dr Sapna Ramnani, Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup **An ethical exploration of compassion, culture, and choice.** Humanism asks us to live ethically using reason, evidence, and compassion. But what happens when those value

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You might not need a new religion. You might just need a new worldview.

Like the #Sentientism worldview’s “evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”

What’s not to like?

This is a great question. I volunteer at a farm animal sanctuary, and a great many visitors comment that it feels like a sanctuary for themselves, and that it gives them great comfort to visit.

Could animal sanctuaries be like shrines or mosques or gurdwaras or temples or synagogues or churches for Sentientists?

Not as places of worship, but as places to connect, recharge, help each other and inspire visions of a Sentientist future?

Inspired by @marisul.bsky.social 🥰

Looking forward to being part of this. Thanks Katie and team!

Spirituality, Veganism & Sentientism. The wonderful Mari Andrew joins me on @sentientism.bsky.social episode 243. Find our full conversation on the Sentientism YouTube and Podcast as ever. Here's a clip for you to share! Thanks @mariandrew.skystack.xyz

Spirituality, Veganism & Sentientism. The wonderful Mari Andrew joins me on #Sentientism episode 243. Find our full conversation on the Sentientism YouTube and Podcast as ever. Here's a clip for you to share! Thanks @mariandrew.skystack.xyz

The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience

Excited to be joining Bluesky! 👋 We’re the Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience, an interdisciplinary research centre at LSE. Our work is guided by ethical moonshots - ambitious, long‑term goals aimed at restoring a harmonious relationship between humans and other species.
🌐 lse.ac.uk/sentience

And laws and regulations and treaties and bills of rights and policies and charters and articles of association and charitable objectives and constitutions…

Sentientism isn’t just a worldview for individuals.

It’s a worldview for institutions and systems.

“Evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”

Resist all forms of oppression.

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Good epistemology is a moral imperative.

How different would our world be if we simply did a global “find-replace” from “human” to “sentient” in all constitutions, laws, treaties, conventions and declarations of rights?

From “humanity” to “#sentientity.”

What would need tweaking?

Teaching powerful AI that animal agriculture is moral is teaching them that “might makes right” is good ethics.

This is not a good idea.

Instead, teach them the Sentientism worldview’s “evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings.”

Beyond Asimov's Humanism with Jamie Woodhouse Podcast Episode · Seldon Crisis: Beyond Foundation · S3 E45 · 1h 36m

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Veronika’s intelligence and creativity aren’t morally relevant.

Her #sentience is.

Veronika’s intelligence and creativity aren’t morally relevant.

Her #sentience is.

Veronika’s intelligence and creativity aren’t morally relevant.

Her #sentience is.

Veronika’s intelligence and creativity aren’t morally relevant.

Her #sentience is.

Veronika’s intelligence and creativity aren’t morally relevant.

Her #sentience is.

Veronika’s intelligence and creativity aren’t morally relevant.

Her #sentience is.

Veronika’s intelligence and creativity aren’t morally relevant.

Her #sentience is.