Questions about incest?

So I was watching a Law & Order: SVU episode about (consensual) sibling incest and it made me think of some questions. First of all what do you think about incest? And this entire question is all about incest between consenting adults. I personally think its just weird and wrong. I don't have a good reason for thinking this way that's just what I think. For the people out there who say incest is wrong because it goes against God and the Bible says its wrong, what about Adam and Eve's children. I mean if Adam and Eve were the first two people on earth and they had children together who did their children reproduce with? And for the people who think incest is wrong because the children will have birth defects, it is possible for people to have sex and not have a baby. If the incestuous couple did have a baby there would be a higher chance that the child might be born with some type of birth defect, but there is also a chance the child will be born perfectly normal. If you are someone who thinks its alright if a brother and sister have a sexual relationship as long as they are both consenting adults, do you also think its alright for a father and daughter to have a sexual relationship as long as they are both consenting adults? Parent/child incest weirds me out so much more than sibling incest. Is sibling incest more common in certain parts of the world or in certain types of families, such as single-parent families, or families in certain social classes? These are the types of random questions that pop into my head when I watch Law & Order: SVU.
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Could anyone come up with a percentage of how many people have participated in a consensual incestuous relationship in America? I know this would probably be difficult because this isn't the type of thing people talk openly about and admit to.
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I remember reading an article about a father who was not apart of his daughter's life at all when she was growing up, but when the daughter was in her 20s or 30s she met her father again and they ended up getting together. To the people who are alright with incest do you think this is alright since the father was not the one who raised the daughter?
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  • What I think about and my reading of incest:

    A topic on which volumes can be written and debated not surely for 3000 characters, but let's try

    1. Forget Adam & Eve, take life in any form including animals, insects, plants, humans etc

    2. Logic isn't the answer here, fact and truth is

    3. Humans formed society, society formed thinkers and thinkers formed religion cause humans require something to look upto and / or fear to follow without debate (generally at least just as following various religions proves it for a fact)

    4. These thinkers are the ones who noticed, discovered and invented various things that are called in modern days as science in any form

    5. Incest is allowed in some forms legally in certain socieities and countries. Like a man marrying a sister's daughter in especially matriarchial forms of society etc

    6. The thinkers who discovered genetics and studied it found in general in their times that birth defects are possible by mixing up paternal chromosomes that holds true in certain cases for sure. There are communities whose numbers dwindle due to inbreeding. So have certain species of animals perished that were present in smaller geographical areas (not talking about dinosaurs who dissappeared in the evolutionary phases)

    7. Ancient Romans and Greeks practiced incest when it was not 'illegal'

    8. There were certain situations that caused humans to be savage or uncultured with one of the primary reasons identified by the thinkers as (1) hunger (2) sex

    9. The way to control these was (1) community (2) faith

    10. hence, they formed (1) society (2) religion

    11. When (1) society was formed it laid down rules for various things and one of them was sex (2) religion was formed to make people follow a faith and fear repurcussions

    12. Ideas of the unknown and superhumans in some form who were preachers imbibed fear of fault in humans cause every human can think and individual thinking creates a power house in each individual. Hence they had to be made collective

    13. The words god and devil became synonymous with human lives which is how we know of Adam and Eve

    14. Science and history shows evolution of humans from apes, neanderthals, homo erectus, homo sapiens and finally homo sapiens sapiens (us in present form) and incest was not only common but also natural among all of these including in animals in today's world

    15. The whole concept of incest is formed by society and guided / ruled by religion apart from which nature didn't make incest punishable in any way else animals wouldn't exist

    16. What matters is good feelings for each other and sex to procreate. However, read points 5 & 6.

    Bottomline, there is nothing wrong with sibling love on the contrary that can be the best relationship ever!

    I'm sure those following religion and reading out of books will debate this (read points 8 to 13) and which is why most people fearing whiplash from those opposing it will answer anonymously

    There's more to come ... :

    • Okay, Sigmund Freud. Laughing Uncontrollably

    • Incestual relationships actually occur more often than not within family members

  • ok after my lengthy answer out here, let me try answering your question pointwise :D

    1. What I think about it is in my 1st answer to this question :)

    2. Awesome thought - again answered in different words in my 1st answer

    3. This is not necessary, though I'm not a doctor it's popular belief globally even before people knew others existed that chances of such defects are higher but not compulsory. Yes there is a good chance of the kids being perfectly normal.

    4. Terms such as consenting adults, parents etc are things coined by us - humans just like gays etc. If nature didn't want it to happen it would have ensured that it cannot take place. Like a man cannot become pregnant etc? not refering to any freak one off incident.

    However, since we humans can think, the thinkers ensured that apart from the birth defects part, inbreeding will not only diminish the populace even to extinction over a period of time but also that no one will look out towards a community survival since everyone will be 'self sufficient' within their own family thus also probably creating a lot of chaos of sorts (lengthy to explain) that won't ever allow a society to form thus threaten existence + Parent / child incest is the worst form perceived since the child may be subject to actual rape and none will ever look at it as wrong in such a case.

    5. Once can't categorize it as such. It's a mutual thing and certainly not genetic - as I've stated earlier it's about bonding of 2 humans leaving out the human created fears and preachings

    • Update: I think it's OK even if he was the one who had raised her as long as there's no manipulation or ulterior motives to his actions and he ensures she has a free and good life after him cause she's gonna outlast him, but again everyone has their own perception. Also that incest especially in this form is probably illegal so getting a census may not really be possible.

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  • As long as they are ok and consent to each other it shouldn't bother anyone
    You have to think that sex is different than your relation with the other person and a girl's holes are made to be fucked by cocks and no cocks or holes can identify who they belong to so who are we to stop them huh?
    I have been in sexual active in my family and we are very happy and enjoy each other so much each and every time

    • @missioncare well if u r ok give it a try

    • Was really high alone with sister one thing led to another she was sucking my dick

    • @bigdaddyphil9878 not bad lol

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  • I find it disgusting. I can't really pinpoint any particular reason for my opinion, it has nothing to do with God or religion. I just can't imagine wanting to do anything sexual with a family member. It has to do with morality, and probably the time and place I grew up in.

    Having said that, I'll never tell anyone else how to live their lives.

    • Not intending to change your opinion or spark a debate, lets look at it this way, who created the term and perception of family as we see it and morality not nature for sure :). I've grown up in a very strict and religious environment but I'm always given to logic and rationality (makes me stick out like the sore thumb always lol)

    • There's nothing logical or rational about incest, in my opinion.

    • Could not have said it better myself. yuck.

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  • ive experimented with both my brother and sister. it was a learning experience, but not something we do on a regular basis. I think its OK, but def something you have to be very careful with.

    • Can I ask how old you were?

    • me and sis started when I was 12 and she was 13 I think, and me bro started when I was 14 and he ws 16.

    • I'm not incestous nor are my siblings but I think and always have that the only point to be careful here is the pregnancy part else I think the bonding there is pretty much strong. I've seen and known incestous siblings (somehow everything passes my way) & they are doing pretty well

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  • You realize that reproducing with with anyone and 2nd cousin or closer by blood causes the baby all kinds of issues. That is one of the main reasons incest is not something should be engaging in.

    • Actually, the odds of a child having genetic defects due to incestuous parentage is still under 1%

    • @missioncare

    • My sister and I are not doing it to reproduce, we do it because it feels good and brings us close.

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  • The Bible... God Says NOW NO!!! xx

    • God didn't write the Bible..

  • I think its a bad idea, because if the relationship ends, its going to be extremely difficult compared to how it would be otherwise.

    Its also a bad idea because people benefit from those sibling relationships. That's even more true of a parent and a child.

    But obviously people sometimes have no siblings, or no father, and they survive, so someone in a consensual, adult incest relationship would likely live too.

    Its odd, but I can't say it should be illegal. But its not a good idea - there are reasons it should be avoided.

  • There is more incest in this world than anyone really knows.

    • Yes.. So much more. Some is good mutual fun but unfortunately it is also bad when it's forced.

  • I had a girlfriend once who lived with her bro and I always kind of suspected they might be secretly fucking. They were just super close and did everything together and she would ask him to rub her back and stuff when I was sitting right there and it used to piss me off so much.

    The only thing I can add is I have a cousin who got her breasts enlarged a couple years back, now she posts pics on FB of her hiking in a sports bra all the time and she constantly has hard nipples. I gotta admit If I accidentally happen upon the pics I get a little turned on. I don’t sit and stare at them because I know it’s wrong but it has inspired me to look at other naked women and masturbate.

  • I'm all in favour of family love. I did it myself and I still spend nights with my brother even though we're both married.

    • You might want to check out Kindred Spirits, an online community for adults who are in consensual incest relationships. It's run by two women who are in sexual relationships with their brothers like you are. You can find it at kindred.forumup.com.

    • jcoldstream, I'm curious as to why you had sex with your brother, and why you continue to have sex with him now even though you are both married. Do your spouses know that you and your brother are having sex with each other? How long has your sexual relationship with him been going on?

    • to Enquirer: The first time he forced himself on me, the second he begged to be allowed to do it and promised to be gentle, the third he begged again, and after that I started to enjoy it. Sometimes I initiated and sometimes he did Yes, my husband and his wife know we do it together. He, his wife and I have threesomes sometimes and other times we just make love just the two of us. 25 years now.

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  • I heard something about how it is pretty common for a brother and sister to experiment with each other, conesntually but more around like 12-13-14 years old.

    I personally wouldn't describe it as "wierd" but rather "unnatural". Now I'm not going to belittle people about something they did as a kid, but I'm not okay with incest.

  • I’ll take this in two parts:

    1. The Bible. If you don’t agree or accept the Bible at all;
    I respect everyone’s right to believe and worship as they wish. This is only addressing whether incest was permitted by God... Just follow the thoughts, agree or not.

    1. God made Adam and later Eve. They were perfect humans, without sin or imperfections. Gen 1:28 God instructed them: Be fruitful, multiply fill the earth and subdue it. Have in subjection all animals and spread that Garden of Eden across the globe.

    At that time, around 4026 BC humans didn’t suffer the sickness and death or genetic mutations we have now. And it was not a perverted command by God, knowing their children would marry and continue to have offspring. Even after rebelling they were to have kids, and being so close to perfection it wasn’t a genetic problem. It wasn’t until later Israel given laws against incest around 1513 BC—that was 2,500 years later. Imperfection was worse. Genetics becoming more imperfect

    2.
    It matters mostly by the law where you live. For example, in the US. Some states specifically state “by adoption” :

    NC: “Person that is grandparent or grandchild; parent or child or stepchild or adopted child; brother or sister of whole or half-blood; uncle aunt, nephew or niece.“

    RI: “No person shall marry his or her sibling, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, stepparent, grandparents' spouse, spouse's child, spouse's grandchild, sibling's child or parent's sibling.
    Consensual incest between people 16 years old or more is not a criminal offense.”

    IN: “Person known to be biological parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew.”

    NJ: at end of statute for NJ it says: “Consensual incest between people 18 years old or more is not a criminal offense”.

    In Europe some countries incest is legal or legal “... as long as it doesn’t cause a public scandal.”

    HI: “Persons within degrees of consanguinity or affinity within which marriage is prohibited.”
    “Affinity? “Though laws vary considerably, affinity does not always cease with the death of one of the marriage partners through whom affinity is traced, nor with the divorce of the marriage partners. In addition to kinship by marriage, "affinity" can sometimes also include kinship by adoption and step relationship.

    Under the law, such relatives by marriage are known as affines. More commonly, they are known as in-laws or family-in-law, as affinity is usually signified by adding "-in-law" .

    • Question asked about how prevelent incest was? The Atlantic 1/24/2013 said: “Ninety-five percent of teen prostitutes and at least one-third of female prisoners were abused as kids. Sexually abused youth are twice as likely to be arrested for a violent offense as adults, are at twice the risk for lifelong mental health issues, and are twice as likely to attempt or commit teen suicide. The list goes on. Incest is the single biggest commonality between drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness, teenage and adult prostitution, criminal activity, and eating disorders. Abused youths don't go quietly into the night. They grow up—and 18 isn't a restart button.

  • When my twin sister and I were about 3 years old we would wash and play with each other in the bathtub. We continued to take baths together until around 8 years old. We Shared the same bed growing up until almost 12. Around 6 years old it progressed to full on intercourse multiple times each night. By 14 we really knew it was wrong but couldnt stop. By 18 when we each had external relationships it started slowing down and stoped when we were around 20, at least for the most part. I have had 2 girlfriends that had sex with their brothers when they were young. I thought they would be more understanding and felt comfortable telling them and they were very turned on by it.

  • I've seen some references to a survey of college-age students that said something like 20 percent of them had a consensual sexual encounter with a sibling. So it does happen some. Statistically, I would guess that most people don't have those kinds of experiences, but a small percentage of people do.

  • Personally I find it gross. But I don’t see it as morally wrong as long as it’s consensual.

  • Sure it isn't for everyone but I think a case can be made for it under certain circumstances.

    • what about other sex acts than intercourse?

    • Would you do or have you ever done it cause it's definitely fun

  • I just answered this question a moment ago but I thought I just throw it out there, that even though Law and Order is an entertaining show too watch, I wouldn't be seeking legal advice there.

  • everyone seems to want to keep God out of it.. So I'll expand upon that for you.

    God did allow incest to happen at the point of Adam and Eve, then again after the flood with Noah.. The particular story of Lot and his two daughters was pretty graphic about it..

    That being said, did God ever say he encouraged it? No, the bible just lists the account of events, and it was necessary at that point in time, to populate the world.
    Once there was thousands upon thousands in the world, God laid down the ground rules very specifically in the Leviticus 18:6-17

    • 6“ ‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord. 7“ ‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her. 8“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father. 9“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere. 10“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you. 11“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister. 12“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

    • 14“ ‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt. 15“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her. 16“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother. 17“ ‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

    • Lot’s daughters were originally engaged to men in Sodom, and when Lot tried to convince them to flee with his family they treated him as a man joking. After Lot escaped with two daughters, they grew anxious about not having children to carry on their family name. They each got Lot drunk on wine and had sex to each have a child. That was not something God commanded, but he did bless those sons to be mighty nations But God did Have Abraham send his servant to their extended family (relatives) to find a wife for Issac, Rebecca. At that time there must have been a safe genetic distance among cousins. Lot was Abraham’s nephew, perhaps if Lot’s daughters had waited they may have found other men as husbands. But people can make mistakes under stress. Below, someone has quoted from the. over 611 Laws God have Israel, but Joseph Abraham’s grandson didn’t go to Egypt until 1750 BC. So it wasn’t until AFTER Israel’s Exodus and God’s giving Moses the Law to Israel in 1513 BC did the Laws happen.

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  • i think its really nasty.

  • Love it

  • With adam and eve's children there was no way to populate the earth but marrying brothers and sisters and i think its not the case now

  • WOW... um, consenting adults who are siblings, To each his own I guess. parental child relationships, you have to have some serious issues that really should be taken care off... some major major lines have to be crossed..

  • You think it's wrong bc that's what you have been brainwashed with by the society. Those of us who were born immune to brainwashing see it as just sex. I'd definitely bang my older sister, if I had the chance.

  • As long as the siblings are consensual, I do not see an issue with it.

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