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To: Bill who wrote (29826)	2/19/2005 1:37:09 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 90947

Our culture has been debased. We need to take it back.

To: Bill who wrote (29826)	2/19/2005 2:20:39 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 90947

Yet again Another reason for us to have an absolute. As I've said....I hate absolutes but in this situation there is no choice. It's a moral obligation I will not stand for our culture to water down some basic moral absolutes!

To: Bill who wrote (29826)	2/19/2005 8:46:53 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 90947

Where does it stop? What is the age at which these people think a child is not capable of consent? More interesting, to me at least, is the question, how do we decide which age? Just from anecdotal evidence? Just based on what lawmakers see in their own children? Is there any rational, logical basis for picking one age over another? And why only even years? If you take 1,000 children, follow them through until one day you say, okay, this is the day they're capable of consent, then average them, you may come up with 15 years 3 months and 11 days as the most valid true day of capability of consenting. And then, or course, any age you pick will be inappropriate to virtually every child. It is highly unlikely that, truly, very many children will be incapable of informed consent the day before whatever birthday you choose and intelligently capable of informed consent the very next day. So no matter what age we pick, some people perfectly capable of consent will be deprived the legal enjoyment, and some people incapable of consent will be legal prey for the persuasive pursuer. When viewed logically, the whole thing seems awfully random and quite abusive of some peoples' rights.