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Old 10-23-2008, 10:19 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by curiousbear View Post
Your question itself is not correct. You had already assumed it is wrong, and questioning why it is so? You could have asked "Is incest wrong? If so why?"


You are not thinking or reasoning. You are only expressing your feeling towards it.
Please if possible try reasoning it


Incest is not only a taboo for humans. Many of the social animals in wildlife AVOID it. Male youth are chased away to find mates from other colonies. You can observe this in lions, hyenas, dogs, wolves, elephants etc. I had seen several videos mentioning this fact on discovery/NGC/AnimalPlanet.

But sex for animals is only to procreate. I dont think other than humans and dolphins, any other animal mates for pure pleasure.

Having said that if INCEST, INBREEDING and SEXUAL ABUSE are understood clearly as different, I dont think incest is wrong.

Now why is that everyone here relates incest to brother sister? Do you consider sexual activity, relationship between father/dauther, monther/son too? Because being very clear about what you treat as INCEST is very important to reason, express it properly.

Example some one may say brother-sister incest is ok but mother-son incest is sick!

I personally think any form of incest between close family members with mutual consent, understanding and sound relationship, which doesn't lead to inbreeding, and only serves sexual exploration, pleasure, fun and intimacy.

But fact is I never had slightest of sexual attraction towards my mom, my fictious sister. In fact I adore them for their nature, style, capabilities and kindness towards me. I get flattered the way they remember me and associate me to certain things in this world. But never been sexual. But the strangest thing is I read erotica that involves incest and find it hot.

Guess our mind is the most difficult thing to know completely and understand fully.

Sorry it is a long post
The quotes Jewels posted were how I had learned it in anth classes.
The point you're making, however, that animals avoid it is incorrect. Many animals make no distinction between sex between siblings/offspring. In fact, look back over your examples and you'll note that the animals you listed live within and maintain social hierarchies. The other point you made, that sex among animals is for procreation, is also not accurate. Animals use sex to maintain boundaries, demonstrate dominance, and some even form lifelong bonds. Finally, add in the point that we are mammals ourselves, and it complicates the assumption that only humans have sex for pleasure.

I'd also like to point out that if there was a hereditary component based on protecting genetic traits, we likely wouldn't become physiologically aroused by familial members, we would be less prone to harbor attractions psychologically, and we wouldn't be similarly repulsed by non-blood relatives (assuming transgressing incest taboos repulses you to begin with).

All these things lead me to agree with the claim that incest taboos are primarily social rather than physical prohibitions.
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