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Embryo selection
Quote from
Jack on January 13, 2024, 1:14 pm
For people that want children in the future, and for other that may just be interested in the subject.
This article explains what is embryo selection and polygenic screening.
which traits you can select for, mostly against diseases. But in the near future you could potentially select for all traits like IQ, heights and personality.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yT22RcWrxZcXyGjsA/how-to-have-polygenically-screened-children
For people that want children in the future, and for other that may just be interested in the subject.
This article explains what is embryo selection and polygenic screening.
which traits you can select for, mostly against diseases. But in the near future you could potentially select for all traits like IQ, heights and personality.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/yT22RcWrxZcXyGjsA/how-to-have-polygenically-screened-children
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Thanks! I was hesitating about posting if we're living in a simulation or not. Your post makes me think about it again.
I read the conclusion and I see some naivety from the author (great ideas and research he did though). It's not because we have "higher stats" that we'll have better people. Sci-fi (Welcome to Gattaca, etc.), history already told us that. We have agency and self-determination. So yeah very interesting topic thanks for sharing! There's a whole philosophical conversation behind it.
Thanks! I was hesitating about posting if we're living in a simulation or not. Your post makes me think about it again.
I read the conclusion and I see some naivety from the author (great ideas and research he did though). It's not because we have "higher stats" that we'll have better people. Sci-fi (Welcome to Gattaca, etc.), history already told us that. We have agency and self-determination. So yeah very interesting topic thanks for sharing! There's a whole philosophical conversation behind it.
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