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Quote by: Scribbler1 I was raised to think it is just to strange to contemplate, but I oppose it for what I consider a valid reason.
If either parent in a "normal" relationship is prone to having some sort of flaw, such as retardation, baldness, diabetes or joining the Democratic Party, having offspring with a close relative may double the chance of the kid getting something like that which may ordinarily lie dormant or it may surface in the following generation.
The taboo seems to have worked for all these years so why tinker with it, unless there is some actual benefit I'm not aware of. |
The taboo existed in the past because of the genetic problems it caused. However there may come a time when it will not matter. Perhaps the couple will go to a fertility clinic and provide their genetic material and just the healthy genes will be combined to form what the parents consider to be the perfect child with little to no genetic illnesses. Then again the ultimate incest would be to allow you to clone yourself. In the end it is all about making babies. As long as the job gets done and there is sufficient variation to survive changes in the environment then who cares.
Starboy