PaintMyHouse
Diamond Member
- Banned
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My position is clear.There are two arguments that can be made against it, one is somewhat rational and one isn't. The somewhat rational one is that reproduction between close relatives does carry a higher risk of genetic defects and congenital deformity.
Of course that would acknowledge that the societal impetus for marriage is driven by reproduction, thus undermining the position of the counter-culture and the general war on society.
So you probably don't want to go there.
It's not nearly as high as people tend to think but it's still a factor, however if they don't or can't have children that goes away completely. The other argument is the irrational one, the Ick Factor as in That's Icky. That doesn't hold water.
So, am I happy about it? No, I personally find it rather icky as well, but there really is no good reason to ban it.
So then, you support brother/sister marriage?
Two years ago I posted a thread on this board that Incest is the new gay - now here we are....