4 Generations of Australian family are a bit too close for comfort.

I think science brought Adam and Eve behind the woodshed and put them out of their misery years ago.

WilyCoyote wrote: »

Several generations down the line from a brother/sister incest relationship discovered. Most are severley handicapped. Surely this puts an end to the Creation Theory.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-incest-case-filthy-and-severely-deformed-children-found-in-remote-farming-community-after-generations-of-inbreeding-8998115.html

I don't Adam and Eve that.

Festy wrote: »

What about Adam and Steve ?

Not many eggs in that basket.

Nice?

Probably the worst thing I've ever read

Threads merged

presumably consenting adults, having sex, what's the problem? who are anyone to interfere with their bedroom activities?

LizT wrote: »

Threads merged

Incestuous.

Oakboy wrote: »

presumably consenting adults, having sex, what's the problem? who are anyone to interfere with their bedroom activities?

You're joking, right?

Did you bother to read the article at all? The 'having sex' bit is the least important part of what happened. The kids were also subjected to horrible abuses and were not even mentally well enough to understand how to use toilets or wash themselves.

WilyCoyote wrote: »

Several generations down the line from a brother/sister incest relationship discovered. Most are severley handicapped. Surely this puts an end to the Creation Theory.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-incest-case-filthy-and-severely-deformed-children-found-in-remote-farming-community-after-generations-of-inbreeding-8998115.html

you see thats not what is in the bible.

Right so Adam and Eve were not the first humans, they were the first humans with a knowledge of God. This is evident when in the bible Cain is kicked out of the Garden.

"My punishment is greater than I can bear, Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass that everyone that findeth me shall slay me." (Genesis 4:13‑14)

and also

The Bible record is found in Gen. 4:16,17. After Cain had killed Abel, he departed from the land where he and Abel had lived. He moved to Nod, a land east of Eden. There he and his wife had a son whom he named Enoch. He also built a city which he also named Enoch.

now first part is who is referenced with "everyone" and the second part you need people for a city (disregarding the fact that the wife could be a niece/sister/cousin as lifespans in the bible can enter 100s of years).

Now don't get me wrong I'm not saying that you take everything in the bible literally but if you are going to criticise something make sure you know what you are criticising before making sensational thread names and statements.

if you class yourself as an Atheist thats grand but when you define atheist its "a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods." it does not say ridicule people with different beliefs. If you have an issue with Christianity or any other religion inform yourself about their beliefs. Don't listen to the extremists on either side, they do not have the support of the majority.

Just like all Muslims aren't terrorists, all Christians don't read the bible as fact but more of a guide.

I get the point that you mention the creationist theory and this isn't an attack on you in any way I hope you understand that I just find that you could have worded it differently or if you wanted a discussion on the actualities of beliefs etc you could try looking at some of the religious forums here on boards.

God that is horrific. Even in a huge country like Australia how did they remain unnoticed for so long? NSW is pretty well populated. Poor kids with a lifetime of suffering ahead of them

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

God that is horrific. Even in a huge country like Australia how did they remain unnoticed for so long? NSW is pretty well populated. Poor kids with a lifetime of suffering ahead of them

you do know that Japanese terrorist group that released Sarin on the Japanese subway detonated a nuke in the outback and nobody noticed bar someone who's beer fell over.

Read Bill Brysons book notes from a sunburnt country for an example of how vast and empty the place is.

http://www.britzinoz.com/wp-content/uploads/aus-europe.jpg

is a map showing the size of Europe compared to Aus. Its not that surprising that there is unknowns out there especially when HUGE areas are still uncharted

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Generally speaking no, although I don't know what the breeding practices are for the village you come from, so I couldn't possibly comment.

That pathetic response at a 'funny' insult makes very little sense. i asked whether genetic disorders can happen with "normal" couples and you come out with nonsense like the above. The answer to that question is of course yes. I thought everyone on boards was open minded and weren't bigots in relation to the sexual practices of consenting adults

Oakboy wrote: »

i asked whether genetic disorders can happen with "normal" couples and you come out with nonsense like the above. The answer to that question is of course yes.

The answer is yes but the risks are pretty low. When you have two siblings having children the chances of having a child with an abnormality greatly increases because the genetics are too similar.

Oakboy wrote: »

presumably consenting adults, having sex, what's the problem? who are anyone to interfere with their bedroom activities?

Why don't you actually read the article before commenting? The kids were engaging in sexual activity with each other and their adult relatives. Also they were severely neglected and suffering from medical conditions as a result of 4 generations of inbreeding. Perhaps the great grandparents, who were brother and sister, were consenting adults but this has gone far beyond that and turned into generations of a abuse and neglect.

MonstaMash wrote: »

Because...
[incest causes this]

Or this.

Incest - a game the whole family can play