Thanks for your detailed reply, I appreciate that.
Now, if the possibility of being subjected to manipulation and coercion constitutes a solid reason against lowering the legal age for consensual sex, should we ban sex altogether regardless of age?
You’re disregarding the fact that a child doesn’t have the maturity to make adult decisions in comparison to an adult who can be assumed to have the maturity to make rational decisions.
Thanks for your detailed answer. I just want to point out that, how do we know that a 10-yo male definitely lack of the ability to consent to sex while a 18-yo male definitely has the ability to consent?
If a 10-yo hardly knows why their penis get erected, many 18-yo males might not know why either. Then, what gives all 18-yo males the right to consent to sex while the 10-yo males are completely deprived of it?
If a 10-yo male had sex with a woman but proved his ability to consent and good knowledge about sex, why should the sexual act be criminalized?
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Thanks for your detailed reply, I appreciate that.
Now, if the possibility of being subjected to manipulation and coercion constitutes a solid reason against lowering the legal age for consensual sex, should we ban sex altogether regardless of age?
You’re disregarding the fact that a child doesn’t have the maturity to make adult decisions in comparison to an adult who can be assumed to have the maturity to make rational decisions.
View this answer on Musing.io
Thanks for your detailed answer. I just want to point out that, how do we know that a 10-yo male definitely lack of the ability to consent to sex while a 18-yo male definitely has the ability to consent?
If a 10-yo hardly knows why their penis get erected, many 18-yo males might not know why either. Then, what gives all 18-yo males the right to consent to sex while the 10-yo males are completely deprived of it?
If a 10-yo male had sex with a woman but proved his ability to consent and good knowledge about sex, why should the sexual act be criminalized?
View this answer on Musing.io