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To: OWK
Registered: So some humans have more value than others and that value impacts your thoughts about this situation?

OWK: Huh? How the hell did you get THAT from what I said?

Obviously you don't think it's a matter of inflicting harm, as that would justify the use of force to prevent it from occurring. (Your words: As such, I would submit that every act of persuasion short of initiated force should be undertaken to prevent such adults from engaging in sexual activity. )

So if it's not harm, it must be undesirable for some other reason. Specifically, if the possibility of genetically-deformed offspring is reason enough to strongly dissuade incestual relations, it means that genetically-deformed offspring are obviously less valuable than children with normal genes.

68 posted on 02/28/2002 10:51:25 AM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb
Obviously you don't think it's a matter of inflicting harm, as that would justify the use of force to prevent it from occurring.

I'm not so sure it's all that "obvious" to me.

As I said in my first post... It's a tough call.

A good case could be made for either position.

71 posted on 02/28/2002 10:53:15 AM PST by OWK
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