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In today’s debate I sit down with a UC Santa Barbara student who discusses his Syrian heritage and challenges me on whether the practice of Halal slaughter should be considered humane.
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Ed Winters is a vegan educator, best-selling author, public speaker and content creator. Ed has spoken at over 1/3 of UK universities and at 6 Ivy league colleges, including as a guest lecturer at Harvard University in both 2019 and 2020. He has given speeches across the world, including at the University of Cambridge, EPFL, Google NYC and Google Zürich. In early 2019 he gave 2 TEDx talks, surpassing a total of 2 million views online. His speech “You Will Never Look at Your Life in the Same Way Again” has 35 million accumulative views online and has been given to thousands of students across UK universities.
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well, hunger is immoral
The bible scripture that states "no one will be judged by their food consumption" while knowing unnecessarily harming animals is a sin.. I wish they could see the contradiction.. as well as the scripture that states "weak people eat only plants" which now is very well documented is incorrect and being on a well balanced plant based diet builds muscle.
judging by your pfp you only eat plants, right? @@whataboutb12
@@v.a.n.e. judging by your basic comments you're anti vegan right?
@@whataboutb12 wrong, I'm an avegan. are you a vegan for religious reasons?
I'm glad this guy was smart and open to others opinions. He didn't try to defend any stupid arguments just for the sake of tradition and what's normal
Because he probably has knowledge, braincells, isn't backwards like some.
Im eating lamb liver RN
@@niranjansinghdangi8397 I’M SO OFFENDED 😐😐😐
@@macyplantain6176 I'm eating chicken breast right now
@@macyplantain6176 Liver is King
These videos prove that most people want to be kind. They think they're good people. Participating in conversations like these(or just watching one on youtube) allow people to think through what they've avoiding thinking about and help them make better and more compassionate decisions.
yes but it's interesting to me how much these videos expose who is ready to put aside their ego and be kind, and who isn't
@@irenethompson7679 yeah very true.
@@irenethompson7679 These videos aren't really a true reflection of a cross section of society though, usually the people ed chats to have some sort of mental health issue or just a little bit odd to say the least. It would be interesting to see how he went on debating with someone a little older, a little more life experience and well read on the subject.
@Thomas Hunt he goes to universities and has been doing this for so many years speaking to many many people so I disagree. They may look like having mental difficulties because there's simply no well put together argument that Ed can't deal with.
@@bubsybrown8308 Maybe there isn't but I have never seen any of the stronger arguments put to ed. If the students ed speaks to are an average cross section of the American education system then god help you ! I have never seen the argument that Veganism even though it claims to save animals actually supports the eradication of a lot of species. I would like to see how he responds to that.
I also was born in the middle East, now US citizen. When I was 17, in the 80s, I became vegetarian ( now vegan), I was considered weird, there were no any food alternatives, but I knew that animals' life was not less precious than mine. I encourage this young man to keep seeking truth, and listen to his conscious, he"ll be on the right path I hope
I’m Syrian too and I know it’s a culture full of animal-based foods. When I went vegan I missed so much of that taste (but obviously it’s not worth funding abuse and slaughter of an animal!) Anyway when impossible and beyond meat came out I could go back and enjoy all those other foods again. It was amazing. And it tastes exactly the same if not better and you feel even better (morally and physically!). Best decision ever!!
I knew several Syrians who are strict vegans and btw Burger King now have meatless Monday and they serve their vegan meals for about 3 USD
i wouldn't recommend my worst enemies to eat impossible and beyond meat though. just adjust to (whole) plant foods.. and make sure you get sufficient calories (more volume).
as a vegan home cook i eat lots of lebanese-inspired food in the summer when there are herbs in my garden, hummus and flatbread, falafel, lentils. there must be syrian equivalents?
where do you buy your gross vegan food?
@@GarudaLegends stop being an online bully, nobody with a conscious likes that.
this guy is thinking and asking himself the right questions. he'll get there.
Yes! You can see he starts to challenge himself around halfway through and wakes up a bit to what he’s saying.
@@DannyStopMotions I never seen Vegan Challenging themselves that's the irony.
@@hornerfarah2282 I do pretty regularly think about veganism and challenge myself - so idk where you are getting your info from to assume that. You also see vegans “infighting”/discussing on certain topics like if certain xyz product is vegan or if euthanasia is ok. Yet we stay as vegan as possible. You have to challenge yourself to break the barriers of carnism. Once you do, challenging yourself still likely leaves you vegan - you can’t logic your way out.
@@DannyStopMotions OK then, can you tell me what make vegan is the right choice? Let me see your argument
@@hornerfarah2282 It’s the better choice for doing the least amount of damage/suffering to animals on a global scale.
Ed is still to this day one of my personal ideals. Hope I can reach a level of calmness like that.
Yes, Mr. Winters’ understanding of metaethics is beyond reproach, which explains why he condones the MURDER of poor, innocent humans before they have the opportunity to even see the light of day. 👶 The fact that he repeatedly asserts that "humans are animals" shows what an abject hypocrite is that MURDEROUS sinner. 😩 Furthermore, it is debatable whether Ed is truly vegan in his outlook, since he recently stated on the national television programme, GBNews, that he believes we ought NOT to ban animal agriculture! kzhead.info/sun/htBud9Swg4qkqIE/bejne.html (Go to the 8:15 mark).
Eddy has BLOCKED my other KZhead account, it seems, so… Yes, Mr. Winters’ understanding of metaethics is beyond reproach, which explains why he condones the MURDER of poor, innocent humans before they have the opportunity to even see the light of day. 👶 The fact that he repeatedly asserts that “humans are animals” shows what an abject hypocrite is that MURDEROUS sinner. 😩 Furthermore, it is debatable whether Ed is truly vegan in his outlook, since he recently stated on the national television programme, GBNews, that he believes we ought NOT to ban animal agriculture! “I’m not even saying that we should ban meat, dairy and eggs right now”. Mr. E. Winters, So-called “VEGAN” activist. 😐 kzhead.info/sun/htBud9Swg4qkqIE/bejne.html Go to the 8:15 mark.
The calmness is cool but he is quite feminine.
@@Cowz19999 My brother in christ I literally wear skirks, bras, etc. in my freetime lol
@@veganbytheway57 I'm no Christian.
Despite him saying the “usual” arguments against veganism (eg humane slaughter, i need protein and the likes) he wasn’t agressive or defensive about it. And most importantly he was open to listen and have a productive conversation.
He was very conscious of his choice and heard him change mid sentence with choice of products and realized that product was someone and changed word to animal.
that was his moment!
I’m so sick of hearing the “protein” argument. Especially from people who say they’ve done their research.... How many professional athletes, world record holders, and regular fit people need to be plant based to prove its really not hard at all to be fit and vegan..... If you live on a Whole Foods plant based diet you are, without even trying, eating like numerous professional athletes 😅
I eat mostly a WFPB diet and take no supplements or drugs, and became vegan in the '90s. If I could change my diet back then and still be alive & thriving, I don't see how anyone nowadays could have a problem becoming vegan. Too many excuses!
Using athlete as vegan examples is dishonest. The top vegan athletes became vegan AFTER being on an omnivore diet. Throughout their childhood and youth they consumed meat and animal products. Their strong physique was obtained through eating meat as they were growing up. Choosing to become vegan right before a sports competition doesn't prove that vegan athletes are equally competitve as omnivore athletes.
@@sonofgandalf403 and yet studies are showing athletes going vegan are seeing improvement in their skill. All the more reason to go vegan if you want to be in top physical performance. As many high level athletes are showing it produces better results when done correctly :)
@@DS-rf2kp You have no way of knowing that. Those athletes you're talking about became vegan after they finished growing up with the omnivore diet. Show me an athlete that has been vegan since BIRTH and today can outperform their omnivore colleagues. I'd like to see that.
@@sonofgandalf403 clutching at straws? 😂 there are athletes who have switched to a vegan diet to increase their ability with strength and energy. Now off you go 👋🏻
The guy in the video, if you are reading this; I hope you become vegan very soon, your heart is in the right place, don't let cruel traditions drag you down!
you can see things are clicking, he’s so close!
He is not a Vegan and I hope he will never be . There is nothing wrong with eating animals You don't have problem with seeing Predators eating Pray Because you understand how nature works If you think that animals are in the same position as us then you should go and kill every Predator in the animal kingdom Since all of them are Murderers according to your own logic
All traditions are Good
@@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781 yeah for my ass when i fart
I can't become a vegan
Ed is the most patient vegan 🌱👍 Love these interviews 😊
Open minded person! It is almost as if he sat down because he wanted Ed to convince him to be vegan.
I agree!
Eddy has BLOCKED my other KZhead account, it seems, so… Yes, Mr. Winters’ understanding of metaethics is beyond reproach, which explains why he condones the MURDER of poor, innocent humans before they have the opportunity to even see the light of day. 👶 The fact that he repeatedly asserts that “humans are animals” shows what an abject hypocrite is that MURDEROUS sinner. 😩 Furthermore, it is debatable whether Ed is truly vegan in his outlook, since he recently stated on the national television programme, GBNews, that he believes we ought NOT to ban animal agriculture! “I’m not even saying that we should ban meat, dairy and eggs right now”. Mr. E. Winters, So-called “VEGAN” activist. 😐 kzhead.info/sun/htBud9Swg4qkqIE/bejne.html Go to the 8:15 mark.
He is not a Vegan and I hope he will never be . There is nothing wrong with eating animals You don't have problem with seeing Predators eating Pray Because you understand how nature works If you think that animals are in the same position as us then you should go and kill every Predator in the animal kingdom Since all of them are Murderers according to your own logic
I admire how respectful he is.
“Enjoy your life. I’ll probably never see you again.” Such sweet calm candor and love from Ed. 😂😍
yeah, "I’ll probably never see you again" what a strange way to end a conversation. maybe just a freudian slip?
@@v.a.n.e. The man said he wanted to come back and see Ed after he said that, that's how much he liked Ed and enjoyed the conversation. Guess you missed that one. lol
@@harveyplantharvester1502 do you think they mixed up their scripts? how did Ed know the guy wanted to pay him a visit?
@@v.a.n.e. He's said it multiple times, because the reality is that when you meet people in the situation he's in, it's rare they'll ever see each other again. In this case he clearly said it to clarify why he said "have a nice life", pretty simple really
@@rorybessell8280 I don't know, everything looks pretty suspicious. besides that, 'have a nice life' doesn't have to mean anything. I'm more concerned with what the guy meant when he said, 'I'll come back' what does that imply? suspicious, very suspicious ...
Lovely conversation and the young man was very open to listening to your points. Hopefully he'll consider choosing more vegan food options by choosing kindness and compassion for our fellow living beings instead of options that require the exploitation and suffering of living beings. Great content as always 👌
That’s my friend… great guy glad to see a discussion was made here that didn’t end up in yelling. More of these conversations need to be had so we can all learn something.
Finally someone who stopped using culture and religion as a justification to harm animals, he was very open-minded, receptive to the message, and I could tell he was against animal abuse. Hope he makes the switch.
Vegan”ism” isn’t that a religion ?
@@ninjaprime2984 I don’t know, is not wanting to harm other humans a religion? Vegan means you don’t pay for cruelty towards non human animals, last time I checked, that wasn’t a religion.🤷♂️
@@ninjaprime2984 no. There’s no scripture and no gods nor idols involved. There’s no ceremony, no prayer, no customs, no doctrine. You just avoid harming animals as much as you possibly can. That’s all. Just because something ends in “ism”, doesn’t make it a religion, it makes it a movement, from antidisestablishmentarianism to cubism. You’ll also find plenty of religious people from many different religions are vegan, whether because that’s an interpretation of scripture or otherwise.
@@Killa_Zman20 but your are harming animals! Tons of rodents small animals are harmed from clearing fields for plants.
@@ninjaprime2984 that’s true, and it’s fucked up, but we all have to eat something. As a vegan, I choose not to eat sentient beings who have the capacity to suffer just like you and I.
Thanks for doing these videos! Every time I watch I learn something and admire how you respect and calmly debate. It's inspiring, thank you Ed!
Anyone who thinks you can't be vegan and gain muscle needs to watch the game changers
hahaha, even the authors don't believe in that anymore
@@v.a.n.e. Where have you seen that?
that's weird ... how anyone can see a non-belief? @@thatcanadiangrandma
How do you gain muscle?
they don't, their muscles serve as scarce protein reserves that gradually deplete over time
Ed is the hero we all need
To the meat eater: Thank you for not concluding with "At the end of the day...." every seven seconds. Hopefully you can make the connection and go vegan. And get firsthand clean protein from plants. Great job Ed as always.
@Leon B Agreed. Its their last ditch argument when they are struggling to justify the obvious wrong. It's very common.
I'm not a Vegan and I hope I will never be . There is nothing wrong with eating animals You don't have problem with seeing Predators eating Pray Because you understand how nature works If you think that animals are in the same position as us then you should go and kill every Predator in the animal kingdom Since all of them are Murderers according to your own logic
Nonsense! End up a vegetable.
@@shyamaaabdullah8323 Pardon?
Great to see someone so open minded! 😊
I have a friend who ive been recently introduced to and hes very similar to this guy, honest about logical and ethical conclusions. We really have to appreciate people like this and even those who argue with us because as the saying goes. First they ignore us, then they laugh at us ,then they fight us, then we win.
People talk as if they plan every ingredient in every meal every time the eat. Clearly the very existence of factory farming says that 99% never or hardly ever do. This guy talks of his protein intake but I'd bet doesn't know how much he needs or at least how much most of his meals contain. Something like 97% of Americans take on board too much protein. The same 97% don't take on enough fibre.
they only care about their “protein intake” when they’re making an argument against veganism- so true 😂 half the people making these arguments don’t take their health seriously at all. people mindlessly consume their meals all the time. i’ve had people tell me after eating a vegan meal- “if i had a meal like this everyday, i’d be vegan” well you can..
I totally agree, when I buy plant based meat it says all nutrient within the product. But when it comes to normal meat, many product doesn't even mention about the nutrition values in it at all. I really have no idea how people who use nutrient as an excuse know that their meat provide enough nutrition because the product doesn't even give the values.
I can't get over how many people think having the choice to do harm makes it moral, it's completely contradictory
Just finished reading Your book Ed ! Absolutely loved it ! Thank You for writing it !
Great conversation! Thank you for sharing 💪🏼 🌱
I love how open this person was, it was nice for a change! Hopefully he looks into it further and chooses to become vegan!
Nice conversation, thanks for sharing! 😀🌱🖖🏼
"done in a very sacred way" there lies the problem
I love these debates so much. Thanks, Ed!
Very nice debate, like always!
He came in with an open mind, listened, and hopefully learned something. Love to see it!
Trying to justify eating meat to Ed is like trying to justify Boris Johnson to James O'brien.
@Andy Hall Brexcrement is going to be great for Veganism... we're all going to be too poor to afford anything but beans on toast... and only then for Christmas lunch. 🥺
why should i care about what a privileged white boy says?
@@Max.Resilience I love how defensive people who eat meat get when veganism is mentioned.
@@Max.Resilience Funny thing, the animals who are even more adapted to eat meat than humans... are pandas. All those bamboo that they eat is a smokescreen by Joe Biden, George Soros and their cronies. Alex Jones explained it all on Info Wars dude. It's all a conspiracy, just like Sandy Hook. Great to hear that you've given up cleaning your teeth, must make you a Devil with the ladies. 😋 (Gladiators were Vegan, don'tchaknow? They were colloquially know as the "Barley Men"... owing to their diet.)
Not true that animals are killed in a pain-free manner in Muslim culture. I am Muslim and I have seen how they are slaughtered, they cut the throat with sharp knives while cows or goats would still try to escape and they would forcefully put them down and finish the slitting of the throat. I saw it while growing up and I gave up eating a suffered animal. I am glad I could feel their pain and decided not to consume their fleshes. I wish one day the world will be compassionate to them and will stop eating them.
Wow, Ed, you do such a good job. I just can’t see how you always manage to have answers, and not just answers like politicians but truthful, passionate, logical and convincing answers. You are the best!
Hey Ed, great conversation as usual. I'm by no means as well spoken as you, but when talking to guys that are concerned about muscle building and athleticism, I'd show them some of the great vegan bodybuilders and athletes out there - in addition to pointing out studies. Seeing some badass vegan who could kick their ass is most definitely more convicing than what some "nerd scientist in a lab coat" says. Much love from Austria
I agree. He should have a card ready with all the impressive vegan body builders.
I grew up with my vegetarian mother and she modified all of the traditional Middle Eastern dishes we had as veggie, and everyone was surprised by how great our dishes tasted even without meat - and sometimes even tastier than the meat option. Being vegetarian can lead to creative ways of preserving traditional dishes as well, we don't need to pick between not consuming meat and continuing to eat our traditional foods. We can have both our traditional foods without meat too
Great conversation! Loved how open the boy was! Thank you for sharing 💚
It's so amazing to see such an open minded person. They always impress me and restore my faith in humanity ☺️ Thank you!
Anyone claiming their god is OK with killing unnecessarily is either worshipping an evil god or the Devil.
Yes, they definitely have God confused with the Devil.
Yep, true.
I agree. my god is OK with necessary killing, so my god is not an evil god
Satan and meat-eating go together extremely well.
@@SteelPanda220 Yes, mass slaughter of innocent animals is a blood ritual (satanic).
Excellent work, as always. Love your videos. 💚💚💚💚.
Earthling Ed, you do such an amazing job at following a discourse. I am just wondering how much of this is a skill you've always had and how much of it is through experience. I found find it very difficult to get to the root of this person is actually saying, and being able to formulate a reply that ties their thoughts together for them, that is an amazing skill to have.
I love your conversations so much!
I know you’ve tried doing this in the past, but I think it would be more effective to incorporate imagery and videos in your conversations. Maybe not at the beginning, but at some point. I think there are two parts to the vegan argument: logical and emotional.
Ed is as always amazing! Plus, the guy sitting down was respectful, honest and seemed to be really listening. Great vid! Hope everyone is doing well x
Amazing video , gotta comment for support
Ed, I really wished I could have your eloquence when it comes to engaging with other people - you truly are amazing!!
Seems like a reasonable, open-minded guy. Good luck to him on, hopefully, his journey to becoming vegan. Another excellent debate, Ed. I wish I could speak to people about veganism in the polite and persuasive way that you do!
Eddy has BLOCKED my other KZhead account, it seems, so… Yes, Mr. Winters’ understanding of metaethics is beyond reproach, which explains why he condones the MURDER of poor, innocent humans before they have the opportunity to even see the light of day. 👶 The fact that he repeatedly asserts that “humans are animals” shows what an abject hypocrite is that MURDEROUS sinner. 😩 Furthermore, it is debatable whether Ed is truly vegan in his outlook, since he recently stated on the national television programme, GBNews, that he believes we ought NOT to ban animal agriculture! “I’m not even saying that we should ban meat, dairy and eggs right now”. Mr. E. Winters, So-called “VEGAN” activist. 😐 kzhead.info/sun/htBud9Swg4qkqIE/bejne.html Go to the 8:15 mark.
Thanks Ed! Love your compassion and empathy for the animals 😊👍♥️♥️♥️
what an absolutely lovely conversation !
A great discussion! Open minded guy and Ed as always you are brilliant and kind
One of the biggest barriers for people is that they completely overestimate how easy it is to be vegan. It seems overwhelming at first to change your diet. I hope these people get given leaflets after the debate pointing to some easy recipes and stuff to get them started. It's honestly so fucking easy, the same as meat was. Edit: first 2 weeks you might be like 'well wtf do I eat now' I get it. But just do 1 vegan meal every few days, ease into it. Once you know, you know.
So true. I went vegan around a decade ago and the only thing I had a small amount of trouble with at the start was cheese. It was like an addiction I never knew I had. Took a couple of months to get it out of my system. But meat? Yeah. Absolutely zero trouble quitting that.
I mean maybe for you. I absolutely adore the taste of meat and while I've been vegetarian for almost two years now with a 7-month period of being vegan too, it's far from easy for me and I do miss the taste and the convenience. It's also very challenging for me to keep the muscle mass that I gained at the gym despite my diet being orientated around it. Not impossible, but certainly not easy and it feels like I'm fighting a losing battle.
Underestimate? Easy but not proven to be optimal, so I'll wait a few decades, to see how the V diet pans out.
@@dylanhal Same thing here, except it was 1990s for me. Always thought there was something repulsive about meat but was addicted to cheese. It felt so great when i gave up that too.
@@Gavolav Meat is a corpse of an innocent being who desperately struggled to live. How do you "adore" that? You've yet to equate the meat with the animal who was tortured and killed for it. Stop focusing on yourself and think of the victim.
Halal is cruel I don’t care what they say. If what they do to animals were done to a human it would be called gruesome and horrific because it is. The species getting their life taken away doesn’t care why it’s done, just that it’s done 💔
Utopian.
Eating animals is not cruel, it's natural.
@@emajose693 as natural as rape, theft, disease, ...
Emmanuel is starting his attack. .... Keep in mind that circumcision is...
you mentioned word "halal" but your opinion says nothing about it
The way this guy is so open to discussion is admirable! I loved this conversation
Dear Ed, your videos are awesome and educational but please add subtitles in your interview and debate videos.
whats sacred about slitting an animals throat and letting it bleed out and suffer
cus we respect it by eating it
@@Reza-uw9tc How is killing someone and eating their flesh, too later poop them out, respect? Lol, wtf? I'm pretty sure letting them live out their lives is much more respectful.
Cognitive dissonance, all around the World.
@@Gaming_Vegan_Ape He means to say his respect comes out of his poophole. Imagine how he would be respecting his parents family and friends if that's his definition of "Respect".
@@Gaming_Vegan_Ape I am a Muslim, I think the way we look animals is different from the way you do
People worry so much about protein that most have just been completely brainwashed by this. What about other key nutrients that just dont come from meat?
No need to use that word
When I saw the title, I didn't feel to watch the debate because I didn't want to hear same old arguments. Buuuut I was mistaken, I enjoyed watching an open logical mind. Thank you both😊
Thank you for opening your mind young man. Thank you for your work, as always, Ed. We love you!
The choice is always there no matter where you are in the world
And the overwhelming choice is omnivore!
I like the way the English say 'culture', with the emphasis on CULT.
Thanks for your valuable work. You speak from the place where reason and compassion are one.
Good talk, Ed!
Veganism is rising and thriving while carnism is trying and dying! WE ARE VEGAN. WE ARE LOUD! VEGANISM IS GROWING AND WE GET MORE LOUD!
Utopian, unrealistic. This world is carnism. The carnism is absolutely big.
Theists: If you don't believe in God, then where do you get your morality from? Also, theists: I'm justified to kill and eat this sentient being because God put it there for me.
Theists say so many entertaining things, living in Japan and western Europe now it's hard to believe some people still actually mean those things in 2022.
@@SlavaPalestineGaza Excuse my ignorance but does the bible encourage you to follow a plant based diet?
@@kenshirosama7227 who the hell cares what the Bible says. It’s a story and nothing more.
@@SlavaPalestineGaza So you're interpreting the Bible as you see fit to align your own morals. Why even follow a dogmatic book in the first place then?
@@keeganitreal I agree with you I can't take my moral codes from old books but I asked out of curiosity
That was great Ed and keep the debates short 12 to 14 min more less.
As someone who has always migrated toward veganism since i was very little, simply outbof compassion for animals, and as someone on their way to becoming a lawyer and one of my greatest loves (next to animals) is language, history, and arguing, HOW you argue is my most favorite part of watching these videos. EE is SO knowledgeable, but they WAY he argues is so impressive. The calm empathy, the very clear listening (i listen and hear everything, however i can also talk at the same time as the other person, and still hear EVERYTHING they say. I don't miss a beat. It a an extremely rare skill, however, as i have gotten older ive become much more aware i am that if you do that, the other person will not FEEL heard, even if I do hear them. And listening (and hearing) are skills, skills that are not always easy, and listening is an act of love. EE is very effective and persuasive because, even though in the end is just one strategy you can choose, and sometimes another one is more effective, like being more aggressive, but it all depends. (A lawyers favorite answer to direct questions). And in topics such as veganism and ethics and morality etc, EE's way is by far the most effective way of persuading, but most importantly opening up a real, honest conversations. That regardless of how the discussion ends on video, each person who sat down with EE, will go home, and later when they are alone and things are quiet, they WILL think about everything EE had said and reflect on themselves, their choices, who they are, and what kind of human they WANT to be. I'm not sure if EE fully realizes how profound he is effecting each person who sits to talk with him, and every single person who watches these videos with an open mind and heart. From someone who often thinks they know everything, THANK YOU Earthling Ed for how much I learn from you, esp about humanity, compassion, empathy, listening, considération, and truly reaching other humans. -AH (I'm on a friend's phone so it is HIS youtube account)
How does 'sacred' equal no pain?
who ever claimed that?
I just don’t understand why we need to explain to people why killing an animal that doesn’t want to be killed is wrong.
Great Video! Thanks Ed!
I would love to watch more debates about religion/tradition and also about challenges with being vegan in a third world country. I live in England and my friends and family live in a country where meat is almost in every sort of foods. Their options are extremely limited and sometimes I lack good arguments to convince them to become vegan when they argue it would be impossible where they live. With them, the debates always comes down to capitalism and how trapped they are in the system. When the population of meat eaters is so massive, they feel as if they are drops of rain in an ocean and feel it’s all in vain… words of incentive would really help me here 😅 as they say: “if it’s already everywhere and dead, it would just go to waste”. They struggle A LOT with the correlation of “product”/demand when they feel so outnumbered
Do they have access to rice, lentils, beans, or other grains? You can explain to them that the curve of change is not linear, it accelerates as more people join - they make a difference by setting an example to normalize the idea, then influence others to try it, which leads to more products becoming available which makes it easier for more people to make the change.
Ed thank you so much for your work and patience
dude's drinking some sugar drink out of the can and is worried about supposedly GM plant based food 🤣🤣, which is not required when there are plently of natural plant sources available for protein.
Yes, we see that cognitive dissonance a lot...! I've noticed it too.
lol, the irony in this i see every single day..
Yes it's a habit Some people I know also worrying about certain water they drink because they could get sick but at the same time smoke lots of sigarettes, consume lots of sweets and candy
Lmao true. 🤣🤣🤣 Fellas be doing all the wrong shit and then be saying veggies mixed with growth hormones. My bro, you literally eating those same growth hormone fused chickens
I hope this channel will reach 500k subscribers soon.
Awe! I’m bummed I didn’t see you! I work right by ucsb
Put on 15lbs of muscle in one year on a plant based diet. There's over 16,000 species of legumes, more than 9,000 species of rice, and more than 53 types of nuts. I lead an active lifestyle and am still able to maintain a weight of 165lbs and around 14% body fat.
@Aaron Loos the vegan hunterYou can be an average height and weigh 165lbs and have 14% body fat. I know you can because I am! Not sure where you're getting your funky ideas from lol.
"You either have to he short or tall to have that amount of body fat" Lol like wtf?
@Aaron Loos the vegan hunter 165 x 0.86 = 142 lbs of lean muscle mass.
@Aaron Loos the vegan hunter Good point, organs (including skin and intestines since those are organs too bud), and bones weigh about 25lbs total, so closer to 117lbs of muscle mass.
@Aaron Loos the vegan hunter I looked at your page. You have noodle arms bruh.
So Jews and Muslims don't know that there's footage from halal/kosher butcheries? We have seen it. It's incredibly cruel.
I hope you will be at the Boston Vegfest Oct 1&2!!!
👋👀 Hi Hudson!
This dude’s dope, he seems really open minded and just asking honest questions to Ed.
He seemed like a nice and open-minded guy
This was an easy one. Like always, well done Ed!
For those who use the halal excuse... I just ask "if you were an animal... Would you tell me 'oh plz kill me in halal way'? Or would you try to escape death altogether just like the animals do?"
Death is the end of life, none can escape. Most sentient beings try to avoid the end of life aka death. So when possible, they should be free to live and extend their life if possible, not shorten it by killing them.
He really tries selling it: "yeah I recognize that 1+1=2 but you know... history...culture... habit...my made up divinity....I prefer thinking 1+1=3"
Great talk man
It seems that a lot of people don't understand that they can get protein from plants. And that not only can they get it from plants, that protein from plants is a higher quality. How can we spread this information faster?
@Negan The Vegan the issue - loads of crop farmers only produce for animal consumption 😭😭
If your religion says animals are deserving of moral consideration and we should cause the least amount of suffering to them as possible, then it stands to reason that, if you have an option not to harm them at all, then you should take that option.
👍 #BoycottMeat and all other animal products of cruelty and exploitation in any way possible!
Do you agree with anti natalism?
@@x-latetv-x6816 I don't know enough about it yet to give a definitive answer to your question.
Great conversation. I’ve just made some amazing Assyrian Dolma btw, so culturally this guy could continue eating amazing Middle Eastern foods whilst being vegan 🌱 x
It ffeels like a waste of time discussing these themes with religious people. They always respond with my god says,
I enjoy listening to people of various religious backgrounds talk to each other
Yeah I've been to a farm where animals were killed for Eid Al Adhar. All the animals were terrified. They all screamed in fear. That memory will always stick with me and it's the root reason why I'm a vegan. I'll also never forget how literally all the people around me didn't care. I was surrounded by monsters
Eating animals is not cruel, it's natural.
@@emajose693 eating meat is natural. That doesn't make it morally justifiable since you have the choice to eat other foods that don't require an animal to be killed.
Emanuel Jose, do you think factory farms are not cruel are factory farms natural ?
@@emajose693 murder is natural
@@emajose693 rape is also natural, what's your point?
I love your videos! I wish to be an animal rights activist in the future!
Well done Ed!
Pretty Open and reasonable man. I think he's going to make the conection really soon
Great work Ed ! He was more towards the open-minded end of the scale as compared to some other people you've interviewed in the last year....
Ed is so respectful when religion is the topic, but why are his followers in the comments always bashing religion?
Because they don't understand the difference between true spirituality and modern religions that have been corrupted. They're also unaware of the Essenes, an ethical vegan sect who lived in 2nd Century B.C.E. And actually I do remember Ed getting into arguments a few years back about his views on religion but he's since wisely learned how to handle the subject.
Because religion is one of the main sources of cognitive dissonance in today's world.
@@dot5816 not the way I see it. It’s easier to blame religion than it is the the actions of others. Explain atheist non vegans then?
Wonderful video open, minded person
Just simply wholesome content