Duggars wrote:
They've been doing that in the Southern US for decades, and it's only had like a 5-7% effect of overall IQ.
I assume when you say "Southern US" you mean California, New York, and Massachusetts since it's legal there.
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Adam & Eve & Cain, Able, Seth wrote:
First cousins? That's nothing compared to who the mother was for Adam and Eve's kids. She was the only woman in existence.
I know a guy named Seth, really demented nasty guy. I guess this explains it
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Blowing Rock Master wrote:
Duggars wrote:
They've been doing that in the Southern US for decades, and it's only had like a 5-7% effect of overall IQ.
I assume when you say "Southern US" you mean California, New York, and Massachusetts since it's legal there.
It’s one thing to have it on the books (most likely out of laziness) and another to have issued a recent notice about it. This happened with beastiality and Denmark unless they got rid of it a few years ago.
My say something nice is no one is suggesting you marry your own sister.
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Duggars wrote:
I didn't say it wasn't noticeable. By the mere fact that I reported the IQ decrease in specific percentages, I'm saying it's noticeable. If it can be measured, it's noticeable.
Anything else, Jefferson?
But wouldn't that really mean it was just dumb people having to resort to cousin marriage more often?
Logically, two smart cousins would have smarter offspring than average, eventually. That's basic breeding science.
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First cousin marriage has been legal in UK for a long time. Nobody really does it though, except in Norfolk.
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The law is a patchwork in the US like with most things:
If you look at the US states where first cousin marriage is legal, I don't think it's because they're dominated by Pakistanis or Muslims or whatever the subtext is to OP's post.
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