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Originally Posted by jfrog
I can fit 1 and 2 in with your reason for a compelling need for future generations. I don't see how allowing 3 or 4 to be legal harms the need for future generations at all? Care to elaborate?
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Good! My point is that 1 & 2 can also be argued against from a rational viewpoint!
Let's say that we allow Multiple partner and same sex marriages and make them legal.
The next battle will be either the age of consent and/or incest.
In most European countries, the age of consent is 16, currently.
The argument against lowering the age of consent to a lower age, could be won by any bright, intelligent 12-15 year old. Why should they be prohibited from legally engaging in consensual activity, if they can demonstrate that they understand the consequences and results of such behavior.
After all, society used to discriminate against multiple partner and same sex couples.
And believe it or not the UN is on the children's side in this argument.
The main argument against incest is a higher chance of birth defects. This argument is very easily nullified by our ability to now check for birth defects in the womb and repair or abort the fetus. Also, society places no obligation on those couples who are more likely to have a "defective" child, due to their genetic makeup, so why put a taboo on incest? After all aren't we consenting adults?
The law of unintended consequences will always have a say in any change that is made. And I am sure there are circumstances that I have not even thought about that would change, as well.
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