Cousin marriage

[DemPGH]

No, because there is a high risk of genetic defect and also it's a hallmark of a bygone era. Seriously, the gene pool is in a precarious enough position - let's not have this.

[DemPGH]

No, because there is a high risk of genetic defect and also it's a hallmark of a bygone era. Seriously, the gene pool is in a precarious enough position - let's not have this.

Didn't know people had to be married to make sexy times. 
 

Indeed they do not, which is why incest should be vigorously shamed, for one thing.

[DemPGH]

I'm astounded that anyone could downplay the negative genetic repercussions of inbreeding. Well, maybe not.

http://www.as.wvu.edu/~kgarbutt/QuantGen/Gen535_2_2004/Inbreeding_Humans.htm

http://helorimer.people.ysu.edu/inbred.html

[DemPGH]

I'm astounded that anyone could downplay the negative genetic repercussions of inbreeding. Well, maybe not.

http://www.as.wvu.edu/~kgarbutt/QuantGen/Gen535_2_2004/Inbreeding_Humans.htm

http://helorimer.people.ysu.edu/inbred.html

Did you even read the first link?

I did. While the second one is more consistent, there is of course this, which is not really arguable:

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It wasn't the best example, but I was hunting a .edu.

I find it most interesting that there is very likely an evolutionary impulse against inbreeding, which would make a lot of sense.

In any event, no one is going to convince me at this point in time that inbreeding is not harmful, so we probably just won't agree on it.