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Incest - maybe. There's a clear harm involved there (inbreeding depression) that's much more substantive than anything used to argue against gay marriage. Poly
by FlannelPancake 11y ago
Incest - maybe. There's a clear harm involved there (inbreeding depression) that's much more substantive than anything used to argue against gay marriage.
Polygamy - We probably will revisit our stance on polygamy in decades to come. Historically it's been used in a way that's profoundly imbalanced towards women (i.e. almost exclusively polygyny), but it's not hard to imagine a future where that's not the case.
- matt-attack 11y ago> There's a clear harm involved there You conflation of marriage with breeding should be rethought. I suppose infertile couples should be allowed to marry since they cannot bear children?
- raisedbyninjas 11y agoAlso brothers, sisters, mom and daughter, nephew and uncle
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- pgeorgi 11y agoThe risk to offspring is definitely higher with certain genetic diseases than with relatives. The case against incest can be made on that base when eugenics are re-established and codified into law. As-is the only argument that holds water is "yuck" - one that same sex marriage proponents should be vaguely familiar with.
- anonz_ 11y ago> Historically it's been used in a way that's profoundly imbalanced towards women (i.e. almost exclusively polygyny) Any biologists care to chime in on this? It cuts both ways, and is more complicated than that. I don't understand how polygamy is imbalanced toward woman. They get a stake of the alpha's attention and him providing for them. In the current system, it's AFBB. The beta male foots the bill for alpha seed.