If gay marriage is right based on the Model PC Morality, so is incestuous marriage

Miscellaneous definitions to establish a baseline for nuances. zeitgeist: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era. consensus: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole. outlook: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations. After perusing my opposition's argument, I encountered contradictions that seemed to blunt the edge of the appeal he has attempted to insinuate. I do not like to approach an idea in a roundabout manner, however a couple of points in the presentation stand out like chips in wood. [Y]et this outlook seems discriminative in itself, as only particular lifestyle choices are picked to be embraced by the media, and therefore the people. Here, for instance, the opposition has observed that this so-called zeitgeist outlook appears to be discriminative, however, I disagree. I believe that since the outlook in itself is but a label for a specific mental attitude, in this case the attitude being, as the opponent put- 'open minded, all embracing landscape to society', it isn't the outlook that discriminates, rather the people- who do not possess said outlook. Therefore, I contend that it is the people who discriminate, which is important to the context because it proves that political correctness is indeed not the new zeitgeist. This, however, is irrelevant to the discussion since it matters not whether such an attitude is prevalent. Albeit, it is important to note that "incest" is yet considered to be a taboo in most of the human sects , cultures, religions, etcetera and not without cause, either. [1] As University of Miami psychologists Debra Lieberman and Adam Smith pointed out in a recent article in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science, humans have social and psychological mechanisms to deter incest. With very few exceptions, marriages between brothers and sisters and between parents and their children are verboten in every human culture. The primary psychological anti-incest mechanism is the yuck response. Even the idea of sex with their mom or dad, bro or sis is upsetting to most people. The psychologist Jonathan Haidt has found that nearly everyone is repelled by the prospect of brother-sister sex, even in hypothetical situations in which there is no chance of pregnancyThis, I encountered in the first hit on Google. As a matter of fact, it isn't just the psychological ramifications of incest that indicate harm- it is known to be directly responsible for retardation in children born through such a relationship. Which brings us to the next bone of contention-[O]pen Minded and embracing of those differing in religion, race, politics, sexuality and is completely tolerant of those who differ, with the exception of reckless beliefs that incur damage/hurt to society. .. [2] The justification often given for the incest taboo is the impact of inbreeding on the children of incestuous sex. Children whose biological parents have a close genetic relationship have a greatly increased risk of congenital disorders, death and disability at least in part due to genetic diseases caused by the inbreeding. If studies are to be believed, incest clearly harms the society through the introduction of a poisoned cocktail of its potential candidates. Now, if the opponent expects the state to impose restrictions on a married couple- to permanently avoid procreation through the use of contraceptives, such a marriage is indeed worthless, and harmful as well- since a constant use of contraceptives is detrimental to ones health. [3] The most commonly reported side effect with continuous or extended regimen OCP dosing is breakthrough vaginal bleeding. Studies evaluating this side effect have reported its presence to varying degrees. In a large trial of continuous oral contraceptives, 396 patients (18.5%) withdrew due to bothersome uterine bleeding, making this the most common reason to withdraw from the study. You must argue that while it's right for gay adults to marry, based on the morality of the Model PC Person highlighted above, it is however, in fact wrong for consenting incestuous adults to marry based on the same moral stance of the Model PC Person. Having established the precedent that incestuous marriage hurts the society, I assert that whether or not gay marriage is politically correct is but an obstacle put forth as a trivial justification- rationalization. The argument is whether or not incestuous marriage happens to be politically correct, and even if the opponent manages to prove (which I find very doubtful) that gay marriage is non-PC as well, it does in no way change anything. Even so, I agree to abide by the restrictions, although they seem to be unnecessary. I assert that gay marriage does not hurt the society in any manner as opposed to incestuous marriage. [1] . http://www.psychologytoday.com...[2] . http://books.google.com...[2] . http://en.wikipedia.org...[3] . http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...