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Re: Gay Marriage
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:38:17 GMT
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message
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> Again, the only reason I bring it up is because I'm led to believe that
> inbreeding is damaging to the children produced by it, not to the participants
> (which is why I said sex without the procreation bit would be ok in my book, if
> not insanely difficult to enforce!). If you could show me that inbreeding isn't
> any more harmful the resulting children, then, fine!
Hmm, but there are genetic conditions that are far more predictable in
damaging children. Should we not allow people with disease X from marrying?
Frank
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Message has 2 Replies: | | Re: Gay Marriage
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| (...) Good point. Hmm.. I'm not sure. Certainly as I mentioned, marriage isn't the issue in that case-- I'm still fine with brothers & sisters and people with disease X marrying. Procreation? Hmm. I guess it seems sort of cruel to me to have a child (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) As I noted to Frank, if the system is set up to handle polygamy in a balanced way, then I'm all for it. My goal isn't to restrict marriage in any way, but more to prevent people from abusing it as a legal loophole. (...) Again, the only reason (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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