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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
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?
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In Canada the law is pretty clear. It's arbitrary, but you have to set the rules somewhere.
And yes, I'd say there is a huge difference between the average 14 year old and the average 16 year old. Go spend time with a classroom full of kids that age, and you'll see a huge difference.