Mikhaila Peterson | The Case for Ethical Veganism? | Cosmic Skeptic 157 @mikhaila | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
In this episode, I spoke with Alex O'Connor, the founder of the @CosmicSkeptic YouTube channel. Alex is an international public speaker and debater, speaking on topics like ethics, religion, and politics.
Alex is also a passionate animal rights advocate, and in this episode, we discussed a more inclusive definition of veganism, lab grown meat, the lack of data on long term effects of veganism and the carnivore diet, regenerative farming, and much more. Thanks for tuning in.
If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to subscribe!
—Links—
Follow Alex O'Connor On
Twitter: twitter.com/cosmicskeptic
Youtube: youtube.com/c/cosmicskeptic
Instagram: instagram.com/cosmicskeptic
His Website: cosmicskeptic.com/about
Follow Me On
All Platforms: https://linktr.ee/mikhailapeterson
Facebook: facebook.com/mikhailapetersonpodcast
Twitter: twitter.com/MikhailaFuller
Instagram: instagram.com/mikhailapeterson
Telegram: https://t.me/mikhailapeterson
Books Mentioned
The Sacred Cow, by Diana Rogers: amzn.to/3BXGKg6
Animal Liberation, by Peter Singer: amzn.to/3paKCCY
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Chapters
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[0:00] Intro
[2:39] A Bone to Pick
[4:31] The Overlap of Wokeness and Veganism
[7:46] Being Vegan for Appearances
[10:23] I am Not the Antithesis of the Vegan Movement
[11:25] The Issues and Prevalence of Factory Farming
[13:59] Reasons for Being Vegan: Ethics vs. Environment
[16:22] Pushing Plant Based Could Make People More Sick
[20:51] A More Inclusive Definition of Veganism
[23:25] Introducing Alex O'Connor
[24:19] Becoming Vegan, and "Animal Liberation" by Peter Singer
[29:10] The Necessity of Meat for Health
[31:05] Overindulging on Meat
[32:11] Buy the Best Meat You Can Afford
[33:27] A PR Problem of Veganism: Practicability
[36:21] Living with Extreme Allergies
[38:59] The Cost of a Whole Milk Latte
[40:26] Weighing Animal Suffering Against Human Suffering
[42:11] A Lack of Long Term Research for the Carnivore Diet and Veganism
[49:17] The Sustainability of Regenerative Farming
[51:10] Common Ground: Eat a Diet That's Healthy for You
[53:07] The Risk of a Pandemic Originating in a Factory Farm
[54:36] The Treatment of Pigs in Factory Farms
[56:27] Factory Farmers Not Following Basic Legal Guidelines
[58:02] Incrementalism: A Better Sell for Reducing Animal Suffering
[1:04:33] Unknown Long Term Negative Effects of Veganism
[1:06:54] Cultivated Lab Grown Meat
[1:09:44] Does Taste Pleasure Denote Nutritious Food?
[1:12:02] Outro
#alexoconnor #cosmicskeptic #veganism #regenerativefarming #liondiet #mikhailapeterson
In this episode, I spoke with Alex O'Connor, the founder of the @CosmicSkeptic YouTube channel. Alex is an international public speaker and debater, speaking on topics like ethics, religion, and politics.
Alex is also a passionate animal rights advocate, and in this episode, we discussed a more inclusive definition of veganism, lab grown meat, the lack of data on long term effects of veganism and the carnivore diet, regenerative farming, and much more. Thanks for tuning in.
If you enjoyed this conversation, be sure to subscribe!
—Links—
Follow Alex O'Connor On
Twitter: twitter.com/cosmicskeptic
Youtube: youtube.com/c/cosmicskeptic
Instagram: instagram.com/cosmicskeptic
His Website: cosmicskeptic.com/about
Follow Me On
All Platforms: https://linktr.ee/mikhailapeterson
Facebook: facebook.com/mikhailapetersonpodcast
Twitter: twitter.com/MikhailaFuller
Instagram: instagram.com/mikhailapeterson
Telegram: https://t.me/mikhailapeterson
Books Mentioned
The Sacred Cow, by Diana Rogers: amzn.to/3BXGKg6
Animal Liberation, by Peter Singer: amzn.to/3paKCCY
_____________
Chapters
_____________
[0:00] Intro
[2:39] A Bone to Pick
[4:31] The Overlap of Wokeness and Veganism
[7:46] Being Vegan for Appearances
[10:23] I am Not the Antithesis of the Vegan Movement
[11:25] The Issues and Prevalence of Factory Farming
[13:59] Reasons for Being Vegan: Ethics vs. Environment
[16:22] Pushing Plant Based Could Make People More Sick
[20:51] A More Inclusive Definition of Veganism
[23:25] Introducing Alex O'Connor
[24:19] Becoming Vegan, and "Animal Liberation" by Peter Singer
[29:10] The Necessity of Meat for Health
[31:05] Overindulging on Meat
[32:11] Buy the Best Meat You Can Afford
[33:27] A PR Problem of Veganism: Practicability
[36:21] Living with Extreme Allergies
[38:59] The Cost of a Whole Milk Latte
[40:26] Weighing Animal Suffering Against Human Suffering
[42:11] A Lack of Long Term Research for the Carnivore Diet and Veganism
[49:17] The Sustainability of Regenerative Farming
[51:10] Common Ground: Eat a Diet That's Healthy for You
[53:07] The Risk of a Pandemic Originating in a Factory Farm
[54:36] The Treatment of Pigs in Factory Farms
[56:27] Factory Farmers Not Following Basic Legal Guidelines
[58:02] Incrementalism: A Better Sell for Reducing Animal Suffering
[1:04:33] Unknown Long Term Negative Effects of Veganism
[1:06:54] Cultivated Lab Grown Meat
[1:09:44] Does Taste Pleasure Denote Nutritious Food?
[1:12:02] Outro
#alexoconnor #cosmicskeptic #veganism #regenerativefarming #liondiet #mikhailapeterson
