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Incest

What do you think of incest? Can you see why family members would fall in love with each other, or do you just dismiss it as wrong? What about step brothers and step sisters, strictly speaking not incest, but do you think that is wrong aswell?

I really don't see how someone would be sexually attracted to a member of their family, you look at your family in a different way than to how you look at anyone else, the fact I only have 2 brothers I'm not going to be attracted to one of them so it's easy for me to say, but I just can't see why you would think of family members like that, it just doesn't seem right to me.

Step brothers and step sisters is a weird one for me, if they met before the parents met and would be going out with each other, I always wondered what they would do if the parents got married, strictly speaking, would the parents be in the wrong? After all, the children did meet before hand and therefore it's not really the childrens fault, however I still couldn't see why anyone would be attracted to a step sister.

It's easy for me to say in the situation where I don't have to worry about these sort of things, would be interesting to see if we have anyone of the forum who has (and more importantly if they would want to say about it.)

So what are your views on the situation and why do you think that?

No stupid or childish remarks please, if you reply.. please make sure it is constructive.

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I can't really see how anyone could think of their family members sexually attractive. krustie, I guess that although you can't relate because you have brothers, think about say, your aunts. You see your family members in a totally different light - I'm not completely sure but I think I've heard that it's a genetic thing.

Step brothers and sisters... I think that's perfectly fine, they're not blood relatives so maybe the gene thing isn't there. They're not technically related so - I see no problem with it basically.

Originally posted by krustie:

if they met before the parents met and would be going out with each other, I always wondered what they would do if the parents got married, strictly speaking, would the parents be in the wrong? After all, the children did meet before hand and therefore it's not really the childrens fault

I guess that unless the children were married, it wouldn't be considered "in the wrong". But then again, I wouldn't consider it to be the children's fault even if they met after the parents got togther haha.

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I'm not completely sure but I think I've heard that it's a genetic thing.

yep, we are not attracted to people with similar genetic code. This is because we are attracted to people who are as different from us as possible (this is not determined by strictly comparing genetic code, because it isn't possible for our bodies to check other peoples genes, but some sort of immuno/biochemical signal/code, it has basically the same effect as comparing genes, because these things are created by genes), this is to promote diversity in offspring.

and yeah krustie, I would say that there is nothing wrong with it at all if you aren't blood relatives, it's not incest then.

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Last edited by vierstein, December 5th, 2005 04:54 AM (Edited 1 times)

I think it is more of a societal wrong thing. Sure, if you inbreed, the kids are going to be fucked up. But rooting your sister with a rubber on is just something that society looks down upon - nothing bad will become of it.

That being said, I don't condone inter-family intercourse. But just a scenario here:

If you had amnesia, and met someone who also had amnesia, and you thought they were alright, you had a little fun with them, whatever...and later you found out they were your brother / sister...is that regarded as incest?

ehm, yes. for it to be incest it doesn't have to be done knowingly, consciously, or even willingly.

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Incest is largely a societal taboo--Which isn't to say that I would date my own cousin -- The very definition of race is a lineage. An extremely extended family of sorts, that inbreeds to some extent.

Consider the fact that most everyone has two parents, four grandparent, eight great grandparents and so on...with the number of ancestors doubling in each previous generation. The further you move backwards, the more the number increases, until it reaches a point where you have more ancestors than people in the world. Unless of course there's some cousin lovin'. Let's say that a brother and sister have children. These children would have two parents but also only two grandparents instead of four!

So, regardless of how icky incest may seem, it play/s/ed a pretty large part in human history and geneology.

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yeah, but when it's cousins a couple of times removed it doesn't matter anymore, shoulda mentioned that in one of my other posts, since it's an important part of this.

like you said, we are all related, and the fact is when you look at cousins several times removed, the genetic similarities will not be comparably closer than someone much further related.

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To be honest, I'm sexually attracted to a cousin. The only explanation would be that she lives in another country so I never really had that family bond with her that I'd get with family that lives near me. So, when I go visit... I'm all infactuated . Or maybe my morals are all messed up. Who knows?

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well, like i mentioned before it has nothing to do with morals, you can't choose who you are attracted to.
go with your feelings, it's the most accurate guide you have.

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I've heard that you are at more risk of having genetic desises if you parents are older then you do if your parents are genetically related, I can't be sure of that though; just something I've heard.

Anyway, "morally" I don't care, it's a little eww just like gay sex is a little eeeww (to me) but if they want to do it, im not going to try and stop them or tell them they are wrong for doing it.

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