313. Matthew Cobb — As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Moral Arguments of Genetics and Down Syndrome
i'm not quite so sold on the moral arguments as they just being important in people's motivation. i think there's a lot of inequality and to do with the way that these things are often used by people in order to buttress their own prejudices. The history of the 20th century in particular led to eugenics which is where this canon doesn't have to by any means uh is not good. I'd recommend to your listeners another book allen roth aden rothford's new book control which will come out in the us later this year.
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