Originally Posted by MidnightWolve

Well perhaps I was a little out there with the first comment I made, and my greatest apologies. But you know what, I still say that I don't feel comfortable about the whole thing. Is there a problem with that.

No, but you should say that, rather than throwing in insults just for the hell of it. A little bit of support for your opinion would be good, as this is a debate forum and not a "post your opinion and run" forum, but I know better than to expect that.

I don't care what people want to do. And frankly, bringing up homosexuality and other topics has absolutely nothing to do with this debate.

I disagree:

- Homosexuality and incest are both taboos, though the former has become less of one and the latter more of one recently.

- The arguments against both usually are along the lines of what you've said -- no real logic or reason to back up your opinion, it's just "disgusting", "gross", "an abomination" and so on. A knee-jerk reaction to something deemed abnormal.

- In both instances, the uninvolved are condemning and in many cases attempting to police relationships between consenting adults.

I think the two are very much related. If you have an actual reason why I shouldn't mention it, I'd be interested in hearing it.

I would never date my cousin though I'm sure such as in this case that other views it as a would do and I say more power to them.

It's dating. It's not going to make the world explode.
If it turns serious, then they need to be prepared for the laws and roadblocks that will face them.

But until then, there's no harm.

Originally Posted by caseyd1354

well. my opinion is that if they are cousins they should be able to marry and date and everything, but they would have to adopt a child because if they cross blood and have a baby then it might be deformed. its sad, i know its werid to date your cousin. but if you love someone then you should be able to be with them, even if they are your cousin

What about other couples who have a high chance of having babies with birth defects? Should they not be allowed to have children either?

I don't agree with it but if they are happy and it's how they want to be I'd say go for it. But I hope they are aware of the risks involved legally and being shunned by the judgmental society.

This is very interesting. I personally don't mind it because it's the person's choice whether to do it or not. But I can't deny that it IS taboo by general sense. Your cousin is still your family. The main problem with this that I see is genetics. If it's just dating, it's ok. But if they somehow decide to have children, it can cause a lot of genetic health issues. It's not common, and not that likely since they're cousins, but undoubtedly still possible. Contrary to Detrunorm, they don't ONLY occur when there's a long line of family marriages.

I don't neccessarily agree with it. I'm okay with all relationships except when it kinda comes to the point where two people're dating and they're blood related. Like... It still counts as dating a family member. You know what I mean? I may not agree with it, but I support the couple all the way. They love eachother, that's all that matters. They just need to be prepared for what other people will think. They will be judged and frowned upon. But as long as the couple doesn't care what ithers think, it's alright. (: Just, the idea of dating someone in my family just sort of grosses me out. Even if they're only related by the slightest bit of blood, they still count as family. But, yes, I support the couple.

The only issue I know of that applies to this situation is genetics. There are health reasons for diversifying the gene pool, and inbreeding may raise the risk of defects in offspring. I do feel that if a couple--related or not--has reason to believe that their offspring would be at risk (particularly if this is a high risk) for defects, they should abstain from producing children. As far as relationships go, I have no issue with them. The idea will always strike me as "weird" and maybe a bit uncomfortable, depending on how close the relation is, but I am not going to call it wrong unless it does result in a dangerous/harmful situation for someone else.