Hostage to fear

[Spacetime]

Afraid of the question, are you? And everyone in the forum can see that you are dodging the question.

People have varying degrees of freedom based upon their mental capacity. Children below the age of reason have less freedom. They have to go to school by law, for example. At age 16, we allow children to drive automobiles with varying degrees of freedom. Above 18 (or 21) minors become adults and can vote and drink alcohol legally. At 21, people can legally enter into binding contracts, etc.

On a moral level, mentally handicapped people and children below the age of reason are not culpable for their actions and thus they cannot commit personal sins. They may not actually be capable of choosing between right and wrong AT ALL (though a child may know at some level that it is wrong to pull the kitty's tail, etc.)

Now, several of your photos (female circumcision, the one with the underground prison, and N. Korea) suggested that ADULTS had made moral choices that were evil. The starving child photo suggests no MORAL choice (that we know of - though moral choices to allow this child to die MAY have been made by someone) but rather a natural consequence of drought, etc. The child is below the age of reason and famine is not his fault; therefore, there was no moral choice made by the child.

Now, you have said, "Yes" to questions 1 & 2 regarding your own personal freedoms to make moral choices which you consider a good thing. So what about this:

Question #3:

If it's a good thing FOR YOU to have moral choices, would you agree that requires not only that YOU have complete freedom but also the possibility of choosing either good or evil? In other words, wouldn’t our freedom be severely restricted if we could only choose good?

THIS IS PERFECT!

No... not afraid at all, thank you... guy who has never seen the business end of a rifle... defending the rights of others.

People have varying degrees of freedom based upon their mental capacity. Children below the age of reason have less freedom.

So ... you are now back pedaling and admitting that not all humans have complete freedom? Very well, Randy. I appreciate your honesty. On the idea that...

...based upon their mental capacity.

Persons with mental disorders are "less free"? Huh, Randy?

Didn't see this one coming, did you? I'm going to enjoy this.

Children below the age of reason have less freedom.

Freedom from what? The right to be protected from sexual predators? Freedom from human trafficking? Freedom from the sexual urges of grown men with the money to pay their owners (adults... above the age of reason, you know... with "FULL freedom", according to you)?

Go on...

Randy.