What Alex O'Connor has said about Embryo selection
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
Alex O'Connor, British atheist philosopher and YouTuber, formerly Cosmic Skeptic, has been quoted on Embryo selection 2 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on November 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
O'Connor warns that genetic selection of children risks an endless pursuit of perfection akin to cosmetic surgery obsession.
“That's what we'll be doing to our children if we're not careful because there's no point at which it stops”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:30
O'Connor vows to resist any technology that could lead parents to feel buyer's remorse about their children.
“is something that I will resist with every single inch of my soul until the day I die”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:04
Episodes
Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175Modern Wisdom · Nov 12, 2026 · 1 h 57 min
Alex O'Connor tells Chris Williamson why consciousness undermines materialism, how mysticism and prayer work, and discusses embryo selection, the non-identity problem, and fantasy as cheating.
Others on Embryo selection
- Chris Williamson · 1 quote
Alex O'Connor on other topics
- Consciousness · 3 quotes
- Philosophy of science · 2 quotes
- Pornography · 1 quote
- Infidelity · 1 quote
- Prayer · 1 quote
- Meditation · 1 quote
- Idealism · 1 quote
- Emergence · 1 quote