Legalization of Incest in some countries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope
(Also, this wiki entry sucks)
Better one, but not as specific
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_fallacy
(this is one reason wiki is such a bad source)

I would say that a middle ground exists, and that is where we need to be.

The problem here is that this type of argument could be made with anything seem to be a bad idea. This type of argument is generally used to stop change from happening.

Sorry, just had to point this out. I just don't think you are going dangerously close to logical fallacy.

Thank you for stating your own opinion on the matter though.

I see your point. I guess i am stretching things a bit but, pragmatically this could become a big issue. I would love to see a happy middle ground with this. All love is love but no all love is the same love I suppose.

I never understood incest between close siblings. I have a twin sister who is , according to everyone gorgeous. I of course think she's beautiful as well but just the slight thought of us having any form of sexual interaction gross me out. If we were the only people left on the planet then human race would go extinct. I cant think of her that way, same with my mother or any girl(even non blood related!) i grew up with. However im a sexually attracted to one of my cousins(vice versa) who i didn't grow up with and only saw once every few years. I asked my Human psychologist professor at y university about this and he told me about the Westermarck Effect. It's pretty interesting.

There seems to be some talk in here about not allowing incestuous relationships since it's got a higher chance to cause the potential offspring to be born retarded. However, I seem to recall hearing some kind of news report many years ago that said that statistically, a child born from a mother over 40 years of age has a higher chance to be born with down's syndrome. I'm not sure if this was ever proven factual or not, but let's suppose it was. Do these people suggest no woman over 40 should be allowed to have kids, since, like with incest, the risk that the baby is born retarded is higher?

Anyhoo, once they figure out test tube kids and genetic modification/manipulation/engineering isn't the work of Satan, perhaps even this downside of incest may go away in time. And well, even if this proves impossible, incestuous couples still should at least have the right to register and adopt. Because it really shouldn't be anyone's job to tell anyone else who they can and cannot love (consensually anyway), and there's plenty of kids that could use loving parents out there in orphanages around the world.

I look at it this way. Live and let live. Sometimes the person you fall in love with is a blessing that only you will understand. Why should society be able to judge and decide who we love, that just leads to problems that result in a huge negative affect on the whole family. So in my opinion love will be love even if it is forbidden, so why bar the way?

If people want to consensually perform incest, that's their deal and yay for them.

But no kids. and everyone must be of age that participates.

...That's pretty much my whole opinion on it.

That is probably a far off future that I hope I am one day able to see. Though I still think humanity will one day get there. It is getting fairly annoying that this is even still an issue.

if it dosen't bother the ones doing incest then it shouldn't bother me or anyone else. that easy.

if they are now letting gay and lesbian people get married then im sure pretty soon they'll let other things like incest legal. i like the concept of incest in a story but id never fuck my siblings. (reason: there a ugly and or old)

This is such a bad idea on so many levels, having sex with your own offspring!!?? It does not matter if you are both adults and consenting, its just NOT right!! We are not just animals, we have emotions... This will gravely affect family relationships and will ultimately destroy our gene pool if they produce a kid... Even just thinking about it makes my skin crawl...

It's a proof of moral decay. Just saying.

As long as its totally concentual then they can have at it like jackrabbits as far as im concerned but I wont be taking part. They have to be of age though none of this 13 year old shit. Its easy to create a weird brain washy atmosphere when you're stuck in a family home together so id be worried that even though on the surface it seems concentual its weirdly forced.

My father told me that the village and the surrounding area he grew up in had a lot of incest related illnesses pre-WWII also the suicide rate was also very high as a consequence. Talking with my mother about people they knew in school very casually, Oh yeah he killed himself. (Odd)

Thank god the Canucks crossed the pond, pulled down their pants, whipped out their Anglo/French cocks and jammed it home. (Thank you come again)

Dumbest thing I've read today, are you implying that animals doesn't have emotions? Are you retarded?

While at it, of course the people that have incestual sex also have emotions, just because they did such an act does not mean that they don't have emotions, it just means that their emotions are odd in comparison to society. I myself don't care if people commit incest that's their choice but I damn well won't but just because I won't does not mean that they don't have emotions or are human.

Through your eyes moral decay, through my eyes moral growth.

Recognizing that humans are odd creatures who do odd things, and have odd thoughts makes the world make sense.

Who cares I guess, doesn't bother me, I wouldn't do it, but I don't care what other people do. I just say adopt if you want children. It's not right to put a child through risk of having problems. Not to say I hate disabled people but yeah.

But that's just me.

I believe that if people wish to have relationships within a family, that is their prerogative, and it should be allowed. Of course, this is only if the feelings are mutual between them, as I do not approve or forced relationships or sex. They should also take the time to do some research into what risks are involved with have incestuous relationships, especially when it comes to having children and their children's children. Being well-educated in these subjects would prevent them from having a lot of pain later, when they find out their child has birth defects.

Off topic, I believe that people with physical defects related to their birth should not be looked down upon or stigmatized in societies, but for some reason people will continue to foster irrational hatred for these people, and will not be able to give proper explanations for their reasons in doing so.

We can look at the verdict from two ways,

Statistics based, inbreeding is a bad idea. Infertility, birth defects, poor health. The whole nine yards.
there are better sources than this

but honestly, true love (or lust) can go pretty far. If I wasn't such a big fucking dreamer I'd probably ban wincest every I go.

Ofcourse, we can always assume the subjects will use some of the ol rubber, but that's pretty doubtful.

I have no family member I have attraction too, or feel the need to reproduce with. So I have no say on the subject.

All throughout human history you can find incestuous couples, there are likely few of us that would be here if not for them. Incest was actually quite commonplace until the turn of the last century, when scientific studies began to show the correlation between incestuous reproduction and negative mutations in the genome of humans and animals. Am I going to speak out against it? No. Should anyone? No, it's not any of our business and sometimes two siblings do find genuine love and companionship with each other. It wouldn't sit well by me if a couple were persecuted for being incestuous, even if it were illegal in their country.