Veganism, Atheism and Morality | Cosmic Skeptic | Modern Wisdom Podcast 103

Alex O'Connor aka Cosmic Skeptic is a YouTuber and Student at Oxford University. How many people go vegan due to a philosophical debate? And how many actively try to get the fans of their YouTube Channel to talk them out of it? Alex is one person on that list. Expect to learn the one philosophical question which Alex has trouble justifying, Alex's reasons for going vegan, whether he thinks that a less religious society has problems with morality and how religions relate to social cohesion. Extra Stuff: Follow Alex on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CosmicSkeptic Subscribe to Alex on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/cosmicskeptic A Meat Eater's Case For Veganism - https://youtu.be/C1vW9iSpLLk Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic)guestChris Williamsonhost

Sep 17, 20191h 5mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 17, 2019
Duration: 1h 5m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Alex O'Connor aka Cosmic Skeptic is a YouTuber and Student at Oxford University. How many people go vegan due to a philosophical debate? And how many actively try to get the fans of their YouTube Channel to talk them out of it? Alex is one person on that list. Expect to learn the one philosophical question which Alex has trouble justifying, Alex's reasons for going vegan, whether he thinks that a less religious society has problems with morality and how religions relate to social cohesion. Extra Stuff: Follow Alex on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CosmicSkeptic Subscribe to Alex on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/cosmicskeptic A Meat Eater's Case For Veganism - https://youtu.be/C1vW9iSpLLk Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic)
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Chris Williamson
host
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic) and Chris Williamson, Veganism, Atheism and Morality | Cosmic Skeptic | Modern Wisdom Podcast 103 explores cosmic Skeptic Defends Veganism, Secular Morality And Consistent Ethics Alex O’Connor (Cosmic Skeptic) explains how Peter Singer’s work and a single emotional moment with a frightened cat pushed him from ‘meat eater with doubts’ to fully committing to veganism. He frames veganism as a straightforward implication of a suffering-based, secular morality and argues that most people already accept its premises but avoid the logical conclusion.

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