tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post917280641250009303..comments2024-03-13T03:17:56.423-07:00Comments on Full Marriage Equality: An Ally at Oxford for ConsanguinamoryFull Marriage Equalityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03029782688617414753noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post-20648966297012524702012-03-22T15:20:41.488-07:002012-03-22T15:20:41.488-07:00Thank you, anonymous. The old saying goes, there a...Thank you, anonymous. The old saying goes, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. If the risk percentage for a birth defect for parents not closely related is 3%, and for closely related parents it is 6%, that is a "dramatic" increase of 100%! It is "twice as likely" and all of that. But the flip side, that isn't emphasized, is that there is still a 94% chance things will be fine. There are beautiful, healthy, intelligent, happy people in this world whose genetic parents were siblings or parent-child, and it is obviously false and insulting to say that consanguinamorous parents "will" have disadvantaged children. The only disadvantage most of these children have is the bigotry of the people who profess to be concerned.Full Marriage Equalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029782688617414753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3152584185487706890.post-5449270254008856532012-03-22T14:57:26.409-07:002012-03-22T14:57:26.409-07:00There is no inherent problem with close relatives ...There is no inherent problem with close relatives breeding. Human DNA has flaws & defects. When siblings or other close relatives breed they have a Slight Increase in the Chance of those defects. 'Slight' & 'Chance' being the key words here.<br />It's alright to spout off statistics that there is something like a 50% chance of ANY type of birth defect when relatives mate, but what they don't tell you is that (by the same definition of Defect) the average everyday couple having children have at least a 45% chance of the same defects. It's like saying the person who buys 42 lottery tickets will win & the person who buys 40 tickets will not.<br />Furthermore, the statistics include everyday normal defects, like epilepsy or haemophilia and probably even hay-fever and lactose intolerance.<br /><br />Many ancient cultures had sibling marriages. For quite a long period of time in Ancient Egypt, the most common marriages among Pharaohs were with siblings. It was considered the right of both Royalty & 'Gods' to do so. Even these days, royal families all marry their cousins. For millenia the right to breed with close kindred has been reserved for royalty.<br />That, in itself, should make a person wonder...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com