Hamza913
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Mankind across cultures have a history of incest across progressively further separated degrees of relatives.
When tribes were still small. And wealth had to be protected. And not shared.
There is nothing in the Zend Avesta that allows marriage between siblings.
Cousin marriage is something the Muslims took from Zoroastrianism.
Among a lot else.
Which is ironic when you consider that blood means nothing for you guys.
Cheers, Doc
Blood isn't the issue, neither is the fact that I consider it disgusting.
The issue is defects. They are approximately 10-20% among those whose parents are siblings, that's far too high.
The 'tribes were small' argument doesn't work, this is a very inefficient way to reproduce, with a risk factor far too high.
Cousin marriages don't even compare, the risk rate for cousin couples is roughly 4-6%, that's much smaller.
Cousin marriages were not taken from Zoroastrianism, they have been common place throughout humanity up until the 19th century, which is when they started dying out.
Even if Zoroastrianism doesn't condone it, it doesn't seem to condemn the practice either, which in and of itself is a huge problem.