I'm not sure how to respond or react to thread elements #23 and #24 but I will do my best. I'm a scientist myself but I'm a geologist not a biologist. Should I choose to, I could pull up scientific data that questions global warming and climate change but I won't. The point I'm trying to make is that certain topics have become so politicized, so charged with political correctness that it is impossible to have rational conversations on those topics. Examples of such topics would include gun control, Roe vs, Wade, legalized drugs, legalized same sex relationships, etc. Anyone who questions any of these areas and wants to revisit and discuss them again is suspect and accused of being out of step. I believe what we have here is something that has not reached this level but on its way because we now have scientists telling us to consider the facts that it exists in the Animal Kingdom and has been a part of human history for thousands of years so maybe we should rethink our attitude toward incest. Murder, rape, and war have been a part of human history as well and I would question anyone that would tell me that we should accept those things as a part of society. I think the reference to Queen Victoria marrying a cousin and thus committing incest and making it socially acceptable is a ridiculous argument given the fact that it was an arranged marriage. That marriage was more of a business arrangement than an intimate relationship that would have culminated in them running off to Vegas together.
As a scientist, I'll be the first to say that science doesn't have all the answers and that scientists are not always right. For example, in the early 20th century psychologists blamed the mothers of autistic children and accused them of not being emotionally close to their young. Prior to the 1970s, the American Psychological Association (the AMA) classified homosexuality as a sexual deviancy. I'm certain that all can agree that these early scientific ideas were way off the mark and happily put out of their misery. The thought of an incesteous relationship being considered normal or acceptable because of a few scientific observations will most likely die on the vine as the future unfolds. The bottom line is that not a single western country or civilized country accepts incest or regards incest as normal acceptable behavior.
Having explained my position on this issue I am done with this thread. Relationships and parenting are concepts based on love and not political correctness. Just because a politician tells you its legal doesn't necessarily make it right. If it doesn't feel right in your heart and soul then don't do it.