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Sun, 10 May 2009 23:03

timmy

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I want to look at this without the constraints of laws to guide us. In England the Age of Consent was introduced originally for girls of nine years old. Today the English age of consent is 16. Ok, that is fact. But let us divorce the discussion form legality or illegality, and let us remove religious and societal justifications for control of individuals.

My question is "Why is sex with children wrong?"

It may not be wrong in your eyes, just unlawful. It may be wrong and unlawful, too.

Sex is fun. We like children to have fun. So why do we deny them this chance to have fun with a more experienced older person? Or is it a denial? Is there a deeper reason? Or are adults so jealous of the everyday fun that children have that we wish to keep one sort of fun for ourselves? Or is an adult exploiting a willing child if they have sex with them?

So give some opinions, which may or may not be congruent with your own opinions, and let's see what falls out of the discussion.

[Updated on: Sun, 10 May 2009 23:03]

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		A moral question? By: timmy on Sun, 10 May 2009 23:03
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