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EPISODE · Sep 23, 2025 · 1H 26M

#51 Dr. Michael Huemer | It's Simple - Stop Eating Meat

from The Uncertainty Podcast · host Miles K. Donahue

Dr. Michael Huemer and I discuss the evils of factory farming, the strengths and possible drawbacks of a vegan and vegetarian diet, whether animals have rights, if humans are the pinnacle of intrinsic value, and whether already having severe dietary restrictions justifies eating meat (it doesn't).Check out Dr. Huemer's book, "Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism".To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating via⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Feel free to follow me on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:00:33 What goes on in factory farms?00:10:45 Do we have to argue that animals have rights?00:17:26 Do animals have rights?00:25:02 Can we hunt animals?00:27:24 Are all animals sentient?00:29:01 The Shrimp Welfare Project00:36:54 Why does it seem normal to eat meat?00:41:08 Nutritional deficiencies in a vegan diet?00:47:25 Plant farming kills animals too!00:55:06 Are we heading for a vegetarian-only world01:02:30 The role of ethical intuitions01:09:04 BONUS CONTENT - The inconsistencies of moral anti-realists Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe

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