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Incest: Where does the Bible prohibit it?

Katzpur

Katzpur

Not your average Mormon
I was trying to think of where specifically the Bible prohibits incest and I couldn't think of any verses. Can anybody help me out?
 
Katzpur

Katzpur

Not your average Mormon
freethinker44 said:
I noticed you listed LDS as your religion so you probably wouldn't want to use it as a source, but www.skepticsannotatedbible.com has a pretty decent reference section for all the "bad" stuff like that in the bible.
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Well, since I'm LDS, I am at liberty to get the truth from any source I wish. :D I've seen that site before, and while I find the conclusions it draws to be faulty, I'm willing to admit that it presents some worthwhile information.
 
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Azariyah

Member
And yet out of all the various examples that we see on incest we yet to find one mention of a man that uncovers the nakedness of his own daughter. :shrug:
 
Watchmen

Watchmen

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
I believe the Joseph Smith inspired version is critical of Lot's daughters seducing papa.
 
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Azariyah

Member
Watchmen said:
I believe the Joseph Smith inspired version is critical of Lot's daughters seducing papa.
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For those that accept further prophets beyond that of Yochanan the Revelator. As to my understanding though, there are many today that could be just as critical, if not more, but that doesn't make them those that speak for Elohim. :)
 
Caladan

Caladan

Agnostic Pantheist
YmirGF said:
But following this logic, prohibiting it is absurd due to the fact that we are all related.
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I'm impressed that your logic took you so far ;) mine starts acting up when Im supposed to believe that one original couple has spawned humanity :D
 
YmirGF

YmirGF

Bodhisattva in Recovery
Caladan said:
I'm impressed that your logic took you so far ;) mine starts acting up when Im supposed to believe that one original couple has spawned humanity :D
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I was being uncharacteristically generous, Dan. Even if the story of Adam and Eve is correct, there is no point that their offspring would cease to be family. The entire idea of banning incest is therefore complete rubbish. It's like closing the barns doors after a hurricane has blown the building away. Aside from this, I'm not sure how anyone in their right mind could still cling to the childish concept of Adam and Eve. Like... seriously.
 
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Zardoz

Zardoz

Wonderful Wizard
Premium Member
YmirGF said:
I was being uncharacteristically generous, Dan. Even if the story of Adam and Eve is correct, there is no point that their offspring would cease to be family. The entire idea of banning incest is therefore complete rubbish. It's like closing the barns doors after a hurricane has blown the building away. Aside from this, I'm not sure how anyone in their right mind could still cling to the childish concept of Adam and Eve. Like... seriously.
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Well, that all depends on who's concept you cling to. None of Adams descendants committed incest, as they weren't all alone in the world in the physical sense. They were only alone spiritually.
 
MissAlice

MissAlice

Well-Known Member
Perhaps there was incest going on in one part of the world because THEY thought they were the only ones. Meanwhile the rest of the world was procreating like flies off a dead cow.....:sarcastic
 
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