Proudpakistaniguy
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No, I am not asking you to believe in Adam and eve story but evolution of life . If you have your own theory about beginning of life and how it got spread then share ithmm.. I dont believe in 'adam and eve and generations of incest theory'.. of human history... there is little scientific evidence.
look am not saying most people will get genetic defect, vast majority will be alright, even if 0.1 percent get it, its a big enough(if in other population 0.01 percent get it).
anyway I am not good enough to explain using stats and probability, somebody should post an infograpics that makes it easier to grasp.
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/end-stigma-of-cousin-marriage-researcher-20120426-1xne6.html
A Perth-based researcher has called for an end to the stigma surrounding marriage between cousins, after uncovering evidence that the health risks have been greatly exaggerated.
Murdoch University adjunct professor Alan Bittles has shed new light on the consequences of intra-familial marriages, which he says are on the rise in Australia due to increased migration.
Professor Bittles has sought to address common misconceptions of same-blood marriage, from a social, medical and religious perspective, in a new book based on 35 years of research.
Professor Bittles claims more than 1100 million people are either married to a close relative or are the offspring of such a marriage, which are common in many Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Jewish communities.
In his book, Consanguinity in Context, Professor Bittles called for greater understanding and acceptance of the practice, which is largely taboo in Western countries.
He said there was a general belief that first cousin marriages lead to negative genetic outcomes, yet a large majority of children born to first cousins are healthy.
And in many cases of those born with defects, non-genetic factors were often to blame.
Professor Bittles said many of the countries in which first or second marriage was common were afflicted with poverty, which could have a devastating effect on health and development.