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Dude... Don't forget that they're JUST 'second cousin' and 'distant relatives'. They're not in full blooded brother x brother relationship. Second cousins are legally allowed to get married in 'every states in U.S.. Same with my country and in Japan.
Next time, if you saw something that feels like it violates your morals or religion and you don't like it, just walk away honey.
Science speaking, The percentage of genes being shared is 3.13%. Yes. It may be incest at some degree but the consanguinity is so low. You can even see it by looking at their family tree or something. It is lower than 100% shared genes between identical twins. It's also lower than full siblings (50%). Therefore, It's is okay..
The risk of having a child with disabilities is also low. 96-97 out of 100 children are borned healthy from second cousins. Compare it to 1 out of 25 children borned with disability from a couple without relation. 96 out of 100 children are also healthy. I don't see anything wrong with it. (Duhh. You can see the shared gene right?)
Before you get the wrong idea, my statement isn't meant to support relation between first cousins and under (Inbreeding causes disabilities). Also, I'm neutral to marriage between second cousins. (having a baby is low risk + it's legal = I'm cool to it)
Correct me if I'm wrong tho. I did this shit in an hour so I'm not sure if everything is right.