What Chris Williamson has said about Embryo selection
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
Chris Williamson, British podcaster and host of Modern Wisdom, has been quoted on Embryo selection once 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
Williamson argues that once one accepts selecting against harmful traits, it is hard to oppose selecting for positive traits.
“it becomes a very difficult position to hold that we shouldn't continue selecting against negative traits all the way into selecting for positive traits”
Modern Wisdom: Why Atheists Keep Finding God (in everything) - Alex O’Connor - #1175 (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:51
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.
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