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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Considering the amount of development that occurs after 18, this isn’t much of a defence for a middle aged man sleeping with 18 year olds.
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By that reasoning, should we tolerate 18 year olds (or 16 year olds) sleeping with one another? If the justification is that they haven't fully developed psychologically yet and are prone to make unwise choices, then they're likely to make unwise choices with people their own age too.
At what age do we treat people as adults? And why are disparities in ages (assuming we're talking adults) more morally reprehensible than disparities in wealth, intelligence, attractiveness, or any of the other ways two people can differ?