"To be intellectually humble doesn’t mean giving up on the ideas we love and believe in. It just means we need to be thoughtful in choosing our convictions, be open to adjusting them, seek out their flaws, and never stop being curious about why we believe what we believe."
To produce milk, cows are impregnated by a farmer then separated from their calves so we can take the milk. This happens over and over until the cow’s body gives out, then she’s killed. Why support this when we have so many other options?
I’m eating lab grown meat the second it’s mass market ready. It’s biologically identical to animal meat and will reduce suffering more than any technology in the history of our planet as long as enough people switch over from factory farmed meats.
Whew. I have never seen a more brutal takedown of Trump’s cabinet than Pete Buttigieg here. No academic, high-brow rhetoric. Just simple, vivid language that everyone can understand & get behind. A masterclass from Pete. Watch this.
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How is this remotely consistent with the decades-long claim of conservatives that they believe in the free market?
If people want to purchase and consume lab-grown meat -- for health or ethical or any reason -- why should the state bar them from doing so?
🏳️🌈 OFFICIAL! Same-sex marriage is legalized in Thailand, and the law takes effect starting today.
The country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize LGBTQ+ unions. #สมรสเท่าเทียม
Vaccines don't cause autism.
It doesn't need "looking at" because it has been..repeatedly...many times by many people and the answer is crystal clear.
Vaccines do not cause autism.
Dragging up this debunked theory is a waste of time, money and energy.
Sarah McBride, a Delaware state legislator, is set to become the first openly transgender person elected to Congress after she won a race for the House of Representatives. https://t.co/NChZpBCEUt
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Real world debates are not about "foundations" of liberty or fairness.
They are about *victims*--who is most vulnerable to mistreatment. Cops? Black people? Fetuses?
8 studies show moral debates are explained by diff "assumptions of vulnerability" (AoVs) btw libs and cons.
In disagreements, earning respect is not about being right. It's about being reasonable.
8 studies: considering multiple interests and practical solutions signals morality and rationality, opening dialogue across divides.
A key to building bridges is balanced pragmatism.