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Permalink Reply by Unseen on April 25, 2013 at 7:11pm

Those studies divide into two aspects. 

1) the genetic part

2) the psychosocial (taboo) part

We know that it's a taboo. No news there. And while the genetic aspect is well-known and accepted, it's still a fact that the original post was based on "suppose the couple didn't produce offspring," this eliminating the genetic factor as a consideration.

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Permalink Reply by Alan C on April 27, 2013 at 9:51am

My argument is, as per a previous post, that if one pair of siblings form a relationship and it becomes seen as normal by their peers, then it is natural that others will will copy them and eventually, somewhere down the line, offspring will be produced, by accident or design, then that will be seen as normal, etc.

It is human nature and therefore, I think, should be discouraged, as it is now.  As per the two articles, it is probably genetically inbuilt into most of us to not procreate with our siblings.

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Permalink Reply by Unseen on April 27, 2013 at 10:15am

As an ingrained (and thus nonrational) taboo, there's little risk of it becoming commonplace or "normal."

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Permalink Reply by Pope Beanie on April 27, 2013 at 3:19pm

I like this rational, non-spinned statement.

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