Incest and children.

[IanHulett]

So, this thread is based off of:

Responding to "Homosexuality is wrong, the same way incest is wrong" - http://atheistforums.org/thread-33548.html

The reason I'm starting a new topic is because I don't want to derail the original thread since it's about Homosexuality and Incest, not incest and children. As noted here:

there's obviously a disagreement as to how dangerous incestuous sex is to the offspring... so I felt this is a great topic to discuss.
I'm going to take a neutral position since I don't know both sides... just what I was told... and that is that incest is dangerous to blood related offspring.

So, to start... What's everybody's thoughts on this?

I don't think quoting me is considered calling me out but I could be wrong.

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I've actually discussed this a few times on here. 1 incestuous couple having children isn't all that dangerous. Their children are highly unlikely to end up being incestuous as well. It takes a number of generations of incest before the danger of birth defects outweighs the danger in a couple that might pass on a gene for an inherited disease or defect.

Honestly a simple google search should give you all the information you're looking for.

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Well it was a tough decision for me. I felt by leaving your name in, I was "calling out" and by removing your name, I wasn't giving credit where credit was due. I wasn't sure which route to take, so I just picked one... and that happened to be it. That's why I changed it to "(%% Trying to avoid calling out %%)" so that my intentions were clear.