Should we interbreed with our family members?

Originally Posted by AndyClaw

Would interbreeding with our family members speed up the evolutionary process?

Yes, your children would be X-Men. In all seriousness, evolution has stopped, for the human race. Instead of the species Homo Sapiens changing to suit his enviroment, man now shapes his environment to suit him. We no longer need to evolve, because our environment is not hostile, and we openly defy the notion of survival of the fittest. By keeping alive those members of the human race who are not physically ideal, we have short-circuited the evolutionary process. In every way that we can, we have ensured that evolution no longer applies to us.

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How can evolution bypass the overwhelming bad side affects of genetic mutations and cause a random mutation to benefit a species?

Before we go any further, promise me that this topic has nothing to do with Inteligent Design. I beg of you, promise me that. I'm starting to get horrible sensations of Deja Vu. If you have an agenda that you aren't discussing, then I would ask you to reveal it now.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

I just don't see the big deal unless it's very close cousins or siblings. And do you really not know any distant cousins who have married? Because I know quite a few.

Honestly, I don't even know any distant cousins who would be anything but appalled at the notion. Around these parts it may be distantly possible, but it's not even remotely likely. The families involved wouldn't stand for it. It's possible that a relationship might occur, but not marriage.

There's nowhere I can't reach.