by rougefemale on Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:05 am
actually it is a myth. they are correlating empirical evidence without considering ANY other evidence or possibilities.
take this for example and im quote directly from them, "In the case of the Israeli kibbutzim (collective farms), children were reared somewhat communally in peer groups—groups based on age, not biological relation. A study of the marriage patterns of these children later in life revealed that out of the nearly 3,000 marriages that occurred across the kibbutz system, only fourteen were between children from the same peer group. Of those fourteen, none had been reared together during the first six years of life. This result provides evidence not only that the Westermarck effect is demonstrable, but that it operates during the critical period from birth to the age of six (Shepher, 1983)."
what they said, that out of 3000 marriage within that community, only 14 of them were the same age. how many married couples do you know that are the same age?
they go on about being reared together makes it less likely to be physically attracted to each other... not true, it means you were taught that you are brother and sister and brother and sister do not do those things.
and why must we keep making more and more and more labels? its all the same thing... its one thing really. its the group mentality. we are social animals, nothing more. we either change or we assume a false change (acting) to fit in. even when we rebel, we are only just changing groups and we make ourselves fit there. if our society/group mentality says incest is wrong... its "wrong". what does that mean? it means that we dont do it while around our group(s) but if its something we want, we find a way, away from our group(s) to do it. its that simple. if you get caught, you get ostracized from the group... disowned... etc. and that is the real reason we dont do it. how our our group(s) will now see us and judge us.