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In 2001, social psychologists Jonathan Hate put forward an interesting question

to try to better understand moral intuition. So this is from an article he wrote, quote,

Julie and Mark are brother and sister. They are traveling together in France

on summer vacation from college. In one night, they are staying alone in a cabin near the beach.

They decide that it would be interesting and fun if they tried making love.

At the very least, it would be a new experience for each of them.

Julie was already taking birth control pills, but Mark uses a condom too, just to be safe.

They both enjoy making love, but they decide never to do it again.

They keep that night as a special secret, which makes them feel even closer to each other.

What do you think about that? Was it okay for them to make love?

And quote, hate bet that you would react with immediate disgust.

Logic doesn't really play a role given that you can't argue about the genetic dangers of a baby

born through incest. Hate made that an impossibility with two layers of sexual protection.

Their enjoyment might have raised a further red flag, but in the end, they never repeat the incident.

So then what really is the objection? This is between two consenting adults.

No harm will ever come from it, especially to the siblings as they agreed upon it and even enjoyed it.

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