Every Argument Against Veganism | Ed Winters | TEDxBathUniversity

Can you keep eating meat after hearing this? Earthling Ed a vegan educator debunks every argument against veganism. Earthling Ed

Ed Winters is a vegan educator, public speaker and content creator based in London, England. Winters is the co-founder and co-director of Surge, an animal rights organisation determined to create a world where compassion towards all non-human animals is the norm. In 2016 Surge founded The Official Animal Rights March which succeeded in a growth from 2,500 participants in London in 2016 to 28,000 participants across the world in 2018. In 2017 Winters produced the documentary Land of Hope and Glory and launched the on-going moving activism project The Big Vegan Activism Van. He has spoken at over 1/3 of UK universities and has given speeches across the world.

[Rhonda]

“A meal for us lasts only a few minutes, but that meal has cost the animal their entire life.” That says it all.

[samarascorner]

It's soooo nice to hear him speak so fluently and calmly, without anyone interrupting him or arguing in circles like it's usually the case with the street debates

[treystoddard]

I’m not a vegan but this talk has really helped me to understand why I need to stop using animal products and eliminate them from my diet. Thank you Ed.

[cav]

It’s been almost 7 months since I watched this video, and I’ve completely adapted to a vegan lifestyle. The only genuinely difficult part is that lack of understanding of people around me, but hey that’s not in my control. Thanks Ed.

[DuncanHarbison]

I'm upset that the opportunity was there to call this an Ed Talk and nobody has taken it.

[DahRocker]

1) 1:10 “this is my personal choice”
2) 2:55 “animals are bred for this”
3) 3:20 “it is legal/cultural
4) 4:35 “we need animal products to survive
5) 5:40 “we are meant to eat meat” and “we have canines”
6) 6:35 “who cares if we are herbivores or omnivores?”
7) 7:55 “our ancestors did it”
8) 8:20 “animals eat other animals
9) 8:55 “if i was stranded on an island”
10) 9:55 “It’s the food chain! Circle of Life!”
11) 12:10 “what will we do with the animals?”
12) 13:13 “Mass production of vegetables=animals still die”
Like my comment so more can see so more vegans can debunk the justification of killing animals! THANK YOU ED!

[JoeSims]

This guy's street interviews turned me vegan ~2 years ago and haven't looked back. Ed is possibly the best and most effective animal activist around today

[theautochronicles]

I'm already vegan but I come here every now and then to learn how to articulate and respond to various arguments thrown at me. Ed is a terrific speaker!

[paulojrmsantos]

"I don't think people don't care, I think they don't know. Once they know it's hard not to care."

Maggie Q.

[bussybusters]

bruh ngl it was so nice to hear ed finally talk without being talked over

[saramollame]

i have never seen such a positive comment section of a vegan video before. he covered all the bases with great information and reasoning

[knocky]

1:04 Personal choice
2:46 Animals are bred for that purpose
3:07 Legality over morality
3:36 Culture / tradition
4:32 Animal products as a necessity
5:33 Natural way of life
8:26 Lions eat other animals
8:55 Necessity (on detail)
9:56 Food chain - 10:26 specially relevant comment
11:35 Circle of life
12:06 What do we do with billions of animals 12:49 specially relevant comment
13:17 Vegans are hypocrites
15:11 Soya farming
15:45 Vegetarian is enough of a change
17:32 Humane slaughter
17:56 Taste

18:33 Vegans force their views

[lucaso]

This ted talk right here has changed my life forever. It cause me to question myself and turned me Vegan in the course of 1-2 days. I wish I’d seen this sooner, I went 16 years of my life unknowingly supporting Animal exploitation, abuse, and unnecessary slaughter. That was 16 years too long! Thank you Ed 🙏

[PrineaK]

This is by far the best speech I have ever heard about veganism. Thank you, Ed.

[vickythecat]

This sums up why vegans do want you to hear WHY they are vegan. It is not about them, it is about the animals. It is about our planet. It is about the future of human kind and it is all about compassion and respect. Thank you Ed for a great talk.

[rosem]

I’ve been vegetarian since 2010 and vegan since 2014, I never was able to put into words why I chose to do what I did, but calm, intelligent conversations like this make it so much easier to explain 🙏

[shockmesherlock]

Props to him for not using one single "shock-photo/video", no extreme descriptions of the situations in slaughterhouses or dairy production, only facts and a friendly voice. was all it took to make me honestly consider going vegan.

[jakobsfilm]

Ed's knowledge about this complex topic is so huge. His arguments are so well formed. His rhetoric is free from violence. He knows what he says. He stays calm. In my opinion he is a true philosopher! The world should listen to him.

[korviscapetrova]

The eloquence that he has
The patience that he has
The perseverance that he has

Ed is admirable

[rabacadabra]

I've always lived by this philosophy: "if there is no victim, then it's not a crime", and somehow overlooked the fact that the animals i eat are also beings and are my victims. I want to try veganism a shot. Thanks Ed