Embryo selection
Subject in Life Sciences
Embryo selection has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Alex O'ConnorBritish atheist philosopher and YouTuber, formerly Cosmic Skeptic
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
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
Chris WilliamsonBritish podcaster and host of Modern Wisdom
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
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
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.