If you'd read again, it's clear that incest itself doesn't cause it. Yes, it would be irresponsible for siblings to have a child if they were to have family history of a genetic defect. But wouldn't it be just as irresponsible for them to have a child with someone else with family history of a genetic defect?
I didnt say incest causes 'it' I said it increases the risks.
And yes I have already answered the secon part repeatedly...I do think it irresponsible for people with hereditary illnesses to reproduce with each other without medical assistance and screening.
The only way it would "substantially" increase the risk is if there was a risk in the first place; that risk being having a genetic defect in the first place.
Yes?
Also, I again raise the case of people who have no family history of genetic defects. Where would the risk be there? Would it be wrong for them?
No KNOWN/ family history of genetic defects..either way I don't think such a trend is healthy to encourage pal.
And you should probably stop using the term "recessive genes," unless you view blue eyes and blond hair as a defect.
Its recessive genes that carry genetic disorders undetected and unexpressed...the word recessive does not mean defected.
Yeah, on that, I agree with you.
Capital
Why would you assume there are damaging psychological effects? Is this a close-age sibling relationship you're considering, or a large age gap?
Abuse would have nothing to do with sibling incest unless one was forcing themselves upon the other, which would be a different case entirely.
I know there would be psychological effects...
''A study of victims of father–daughter incest in the 1970s showed that there were "common features" within families before the occurrence of incest: estrangement between the mother and the daughter, extreme paternal dominance, the mother's inability to fulfill her traditional parental role, and reassignment of some of the mother's major family responsibility to the daughter. Oldest and only daughters were more likely to be the victims of incest. It was also stated that the incest experience was psychologically harmful to the woman in later life, frequently leading to feelings of low self-esteem, unhealthy sexual activity, contempt for other women, and other emotional problems.
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Adults who as children were incestuously victimized by adults often suffer from low
self-esteem, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, and
sexual dysfunction, and are at an extremely high risk of many mental disorders, including
depression,
anxiety,
phobic avoidance reactions,
somatoform disorder,
substance abuse,
borderline personality disorder, and
complex post-traumatic stress disorder''
But of course you will pretend all incest is entirely mutually reciprocated.
Refer to the scenario of the 'perfect' genes again.
Dont know what you are talking about...no one has perfect genes.
So . . . are you saying that it's okay for royalty to do so?
I don't CARE what Royalty do
Why did you assume I was targetting your beliefs? And why would you assume that's something I was thinking?
I was referring to your statement about not telling you what to think. Yet you insist that people should not tolerate something.
Do not presume to know what my faith or belief leads me to believe...you are very unlikely to be anywhere close...nor should they tolerate pedophilia..although I am certain some here might disagree with that too...