This thread amuses me with its mix of outright revulsion, the classic 'if my sister/brother was super hawt' and then the mature-ish discussion of the potential consequences.
OP, the 'fooling around' with your elder brother type of incest that you described is pretty okay in my book - however you have to bare in mind that said elder sibling might be exploiting the younger sibling - just something to bare in mind aside from the insta-EWNO! response.
Know what the most entertaining thing about this thread is? People playing the genetics card. True, there is an increased probability of genetic disabilities past from the related parents to the children, but think of two things. One, this is only a marginal increase that'll only really express itself after many occasions of inbreeding within a family tree - which is statistically highly unlikely among most - or hard luck. Secondly, if we're thinking in a pseudo-objective manner and claiming that incest is wrong due to potential genetic abnormalities being more prevalent - do we also conclude that it is morally wrong for people with outstanding genetic conditions to have children?
Sure, the idea itself is rather sick in my mind, but if others want to do it...I think we should revise are thinking on this matter, culturally-speaking. It's not only rednecks and the nobility that do such things, quite average nice people do - should we criticize them?
OP, the 'fooling around' with your elder brother type of incest that you described is pretty okay in my book - however you have to bare in mind that said elder sibling might be exploiting the younger sibling - just something to bare in mind aside from the insta-EWNO! response.
Know what the most entertaining thing about this thread is? People playing the genetics card. True, there is an increased probability of genetic disabilities past from the related parents to the children, but think of two things. One, this is only a marginal increase that'll only really express itself after many occasions of inbreeding within a family tree - which is statistically highly unlikely among most - or hard luck. Secondly, if we're thinking in a pseudo-objective manner and claiming that incest is wrong due to potential genetic abnormalities being more prevalent - do we also conclude that it is morally wrong for people with outstanding genetic conditions to have children?
Sure, the idea itself is rather sick in my mind, but if others want to do it...I think we should revise are thinking on this matter, culturally-speaking. It's not only rednecks and the nobility that do such things, quite average nice people do - should we criticize them?