jamesbh1

Hi Peter. I love the parallels that you have drawn between sexism, racism and speciesism. However, I haven't heard you talk so much about nationalism. How can we overcome the unjustifiably large weighting that a government gives to the welfare of its own citizens over the welfare of citizens in other nations? This problem seems particularly difficult to overcome as most people in a nation will not be willing to vote for a government that openly intends to dedicate a large proportion of its GDP to international aid.

Hi Peter. Do you think that it’s wrong to buy lamb and beef that has come from sheep and cattle that have lived non-factory farmed lives outdoors in fields? It’s seems to me that the lives of such animals are worth living, i.e. that the world is better off for containing such animals than not, and therefore (from an animal welfare perspective at least) it is good and right to buy lamb and beef from these sources; this would not preclude simultaneously compaigning for improved treatment of these animals. Do you agree?

Hi Peter. Would you justify having children on the same grounds? Did you spend a lot of time deliberating the morality of having children, given that to raise a child in a developed country it costs such a large amount of money - money which could be given to charity?

Not quite the same issue but thanks for the post.

Thanks again Peter! You're a legend