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‘Consensual incest’ should be decriminalized, advocates say
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostIf your political philosophy leads you to conclude that it's "only fair" to allow incest, you're overthinking it.
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If your political philosophy leads you to conclude that it's "only fair" to allow incest, you're overthinking it.
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
You might find the recent situation in France interesting. https://www.dw.com/en/french-incest-...ate/a-56306263.
The closeness of the blood relationship is also a factor. Are those who have have expressed the "Urghh" response opposed to second or third cousins having a sexual relationship? Or is the concept of mother/son, father/daughter, or sister/brother incest the taboo most find so upsetting?
The irony is we interbreed animals for better traits.
Historically it is probable that many people did "interbreed" to some extent. If we consider the issues surrounding transport it is quite likely that in small villages or remote settlements the population would [in many instances] have been breeding individuals with whom they shared a blood line.
In some royal houses the belief of keeping the blood "pure" also led to a degree of inbreeding and while Carlos II of Spain is generally the "poster boy" to demonstrate the dangers of too much inbreeding, it should be noted that the Hapsburgs [along with other royal dynasties] also produced many intelligent and competent individuals from unions with their blood relatives.
And as has been noted [somewhere] go back far enough and we are all related.
What often happens is that after multiple generations, the line dies out due to the accumulation of negative recessive traits. Sometimes this happens after a few generations, and sometimes after quite a number.
And note that genetic testing of fetuses only covers a fraction of genetic abnormalities.
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
Your family does not know what they are missing.
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
In my house, I'm the only one who likes beans. :)
Might I suggest
https://www.amazon.sg/Rotating-Appet.../dp/B07K7SHDF7
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
It's interesting. The soap/cilantro thing is actually a genetic thing.
Apparently the Romans compared the smell of cilantro/coriander to that of bed bugs!
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Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post
Yep. My wife loves it. My son took after her, my daughters all got my cilantro genetics, so Taco Tuesdays are always an interesting affair at our house .
Might I suggest
https://www.amazon.sg/Rotating-Appet.../dp/B07K7SHDF7
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Originally posted by CivilDiscourse View Post
It's interesting. The soap/cilantro thing is actually a genetic thing.
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
It is ironic that most people find incest [often citing the risks of genetic defects] among humans taboo but I suspect would not be overly bothered to learn that the meat and milk products they consume or the wool products they wear are often provided by animals bred to provide leaner meat, higher milk yields, or better quality fleeces. I also suspect many such persons are not averse to owning pedigree pets.
The hairless cat and the British bulldog are examples of inbreeding that have produced animals that would be extremely unlikely to survive in the wild.
It's certainly very interesting to see the disconnect, but then I guess the incest in question in the OP happens in humans and double standards and anthropocentrism abound in us.
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Originally posted by Gondwanaland View Post
Deceptive soap flavored leafy greens, they should burn in a pit.
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Originally posted by Juvenal View Post
Thanks for the reminder. Hey Siri ... please add cilantro to my grocery list.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThank you for providing your little lesson on artificial selection, but it doesn't address the fact that you implied we should apply it to humanity (eugenics) except maybe to further cement the conclusion you want this applied to humanity as well.
Let me likewise spell things out to you. My employment of the word "ironic" was in relation to the abhorrence expressed about incest among humans but presumably not about close inbreeding among other animals by humans and for specific purposes.Last edited by Hypatia_Alexandria; 04-18-2021, 07:24 AM.
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