The Extent of Empathy The Graphene Rule 2019-03-08 | Empathy - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another - doesn't always come naturally to us...Some realted links:Prof. Kahneman's TED talk on experience vs memoryted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memoryAntinatalismen.wikipedia.org/wiki/AntinatalismDavid Benataren.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_BenatarRedditreddit.com/r/antinatalismShopzazzle.com/antinatalistאנטינטליזםhe.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%99-%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%96%D7%9D
The Problem with Antinatalism The Graphene Rule 2023-03-08 | On the ethics of procreation and why there are no easy answers.. The quote at 0:22 can be found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalism(see reference no. [1])The quotes at 3:40 are from this paper:guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/suli.2007.37.4.431See also guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/suli.2009.39.1.33and many others...
Gods Take After Parents The Graphene Rule 2022-03-08 | What do we consider legitimate reasons for creating life?How do we deal with the moral implications?This video looks at #religion as a window into human reasoning and how it relates to #antinatalism.To avoid cluttering the video, not all sources are cited. Some more references can be found here:docs.google.com/document/d/1179Qg5d9gUBHxOILill-RPZThXwPdWbp7PPOoh2IEPE/edit?usp=sharing
Euphemisms The Graphene Rule 2021-03-08 | A euphemism is "a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing." (Google/Oxford).More on the euphemism lifespan/treadmill here:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#LifespanThe interesting observations about "chicken" are taken from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's "Animalogy" podcast. See for example:youtu.be/htjvV3lIMu4?t=1670youtu.be/mdUVyaG5iMI?t=2442youtu.be/mdUVyaG5iMI?t=650Special thanks to the speakers of various languages who helped with the section on translations.
The Vegan Antinatalist Connection The Graphene Rule 2020-03-08 | #veganism#antinatalismwatch "the extent of empathy" first if you're unfamiliar with antinatalism youtu.be/fviBnTMF-sg
