The Wild Ethics Of Human Genetic Enhancement - Dr Jonathan Anomaly - #598

About this episode

Dr Jonathan Anomaly is a philosopher who writes about the social implications of emerging biotechnologies, teaches classes in ethics and game theory, and helped design the Philosophy, Politics and Economics program at Duke University. The ability to select from potential embryos is already here. Soon, we will be able to select for height, intelligence, personality types, moral disposition, athletic ability and maybe even enhance traits which aren't present. This creates a vortex of complex ethics around one of the most contentious topics on the internet - genetics. So I decided to dive in. Expect to learn just what the current technology of embryo selection can achieve right now, whether opting to not genetically enhance your child is an unethical practise, the dangers of creating massive societal inequality, why you are already a eugenicist, whether genetic interventions are morally different from environmental ones and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Go to my sponsor https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:40) What We Misunderstand About Eugenics (08:58) The Difference Between Eugenics & Genetic Enhancement (17:43) The Morals of IVF & Genetic Variants (28:18) Societal Objections to Eugenics (33:21) Are Genetic Interventions Morally Different to Environmental Interventions (38:37) What Are Our Current Genetic Enhancement Capabilities? (42:50) Are Human Males Redundant? (54:54) The Most Desirable Characteristics to Enhance (1:04:50) Will People Be Able to Select for Attractiveness? (1:17:16) Possible Negative Impacts of Eugenics on Society (1:28:43) Will Eugenics Create a Higher Class? (1:35:35) The Reality of Behavioural Genetics & Heritability (1:39:47) Is it Our Moral Obligation to Have Children? (1:51:39) Where to Find Dr Anomaly Extra Stuff: Check out Dr Anomaly's website - https://jonathan-anomaly.com/ Read Dr Anomaly's papers - https://philpapers.org/  Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices