Should incest be accepted and legalized.

Evolution has made it so that we would not want to procreate with family members. This is not because of the risks. This because our genetic and instinctual make up identify the flaws in us a species and this causes us to subconsciously want to make the perfect human being. We, as animals, want to have children with those we institutionally see as the next and best step in our genetic and evolutionary success. Studies also show that the majority of people are normally attracted to those people that somewhat resemble members of our family. Usually that falls with the opposite gender parent; women find men generally more attractive when they resemble their fathers, and the same is said for men and their mothers. Con brought up the argument that there is a reason why our families smell worse than other families. He is right. The hormones in our bodies are released to attract desirable mates, and to ward off undesirable ones. That being said, it doesn't always work. It is similar to the fact that men are supposed to smell bad to other men, but some men are attracted to their gender regardless. The same can be said for members of the same family. A sister can still find her brother attractive and desirable for any of the same reasons she might find person who is not of her family attractive. I would like to note that I am not only talking about sex, I also speak of romantic relationships. The only reason that evolution has decided to keep us from procreating with our family members is because we see the small problems that would make our families imperfect. It could be the way the family ages, or a history of heart disease. We recognize these on an instinctual level. That said, we also want our children to look like us. You hear grand parents say it all the time. Aside from the small genetic issues we all have, we subconsciously find our family to be generally attractive. We want our children to look like us so that they can carry our good looking genes on to their children. Sometimes our chemical make up, combined with genetics, and instinctual behavior cause us to decide that our siblings, fathers, cousins, etc... are perfect for the continuation of our species, and for a perfect, romantic relationship. I would also like to interject that I am talking about two consenting adults. Rape, abuse, and molestation of any one of any age, especially children, should not be tolerated. Now, what of the risks of decreased health and birth defects? It is true that those children born of consanguinamory relationships are at a higher risk of these problems, it is only a slightly higher risk. Children who are born in a non consanguinamory relationship is around 1.8 to 3% chance of having any health issues, those born in incest are only slightly higher at between 2.8 to 4% chance of defects. That isn't very high. That means about 90 to 95 percent of incest born children will be perfectly healthy. There are other birth defects that children are at risk of getting with out a consanguinamory relationship. We still allow those people to procreate. Black people have a 6 to 10% chance of producing an offspring with sickle cell anemia. That's a higher chance than any thing that an incest born child could get. People with Huntington's disease have a 50% chance of passing on the disease to their children. These groups of people are not only aloud to have children (which they should), they are encouraged, and get sympathy when they pass on the wrong genes. There are other groups of people who are aloud to have children but have greater risks of passing on health issues to their children; smokers, drinkers, women over 40, those with a family history of cancer, workers of risky industries, hemophiliacs, drug users, and more. They are still aloud (and should) to have children, and they have a higher chance of passing on negative effects to their children than those who are involved with incest. The children born of incest are as likely to adopt the negative parts of a families health history about as the parents are. Deformities are still rare, and shouldn't even be expected. The children are normally as healthy and normal as every other kid. There are options to prevent any problems if you are still scared of it. Contraceptives, abstinence, abortions, (abortions are for another debate.) etc. These are the same things normal parents can do to avoid any problems they might have with their children. The brother and the sister can still have a perfectly fine, loving, romantic relationship with out having kids. I conclude this round with these points: I. Though evolution has made it undesirable for most of us, it can still be desirable for the same reasons for other people. II. Evolution makes us want our children to look like us. III. The health risks for incest born children is only about 4% IV. Other members of the human race are aloud to have children despite higher chances of birth defects. V. Kids will be born normally and healthy up to 95% of the time. VI. Consanguinamory couples can be happy and healthy with or with out children. Thank you. Sources; In no particular order. http://marriage-equality.blogspot.com... http://marriage-equality.blogspot.com... http://www.ign.com... http://www.youtube.com... https://answers.yahoo.com... http://www.nytimes.com... http://www.researchgate.net... http://www.marchofdimes.com...