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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (15696)	6/6/2001 12:51:44 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

"DANCE!!!" Aw, I wanted to say that. Now, Get your partner and dosee doe. Back to lurking.

To: Solon who wrote (15696)	6/6/2001 2:16:16 AM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Given the assumptions of moral relativism, is pedophilia objectively wrong???? "I don't know what assumptions you are referring to." As usual you just play dumb and avoid answering the question. Of course it was a bit of a trick question since by definition moral or ethical relativism holds that NOTHING IS OBJECTIVELY WRONG, Pedophilia is a thing, therefore, a moral relativist says, "Pedophilia is not objectively wrong." So far from me being in the stew, it is you that will have trouble coming up with some justification declaring Pedophiles to be "WRONG" or else end up defending the practice in at least some situations. According to you, different societies set differing rules regarding the age at which sexual contact may legally take place. "Individuals, of course, should never act worse than the rules and regulations they live under; but they may often act better." What then would prevent a group of like minded Pedophiles from setting up their own Island society and immediately declaring sex with children legal? Would they not be acting within the confines of the rules and regulations? BTW lets not argue about what constitutes a child. For the sake of our discussion lets assume an age between newborn and six or seven years of age, although it would certainly extend much beyond that.