@ Sae
Maturity develops with age Sae, some more than others, and some people do indeed rarely 'grow up'.
For sex, alcohol, or anything that requires you to be older before doing, age does have a lot to say on the matter, if only because it takes like 18-21 years before a person is fully grown physically anyway! Never mind the additional mental maturity afterwards.
Indeed, some people mature faster than others, whether physically or mentally or both. Not only are there no magic numbers, but in and of itself age doesn't guarantee maturity - although it does tend to have a greater say on the physical aspect!
But generally people mature with age, and having a 'magic number' a cut-off point, somewhere to judge the line is as consistent way of doing it as I know. And I respect the law on those matters.
If there's a better alternative, fine. But have we got one yet? The law should only be changed if there's a better alternative. You speak of if we could do it a better way. Exactly - if, until some alternative happens somehow (if ever?!) it's best to just go by age.
EvF
Maturity develops with age Sae, some more than others, and some people do indeed rarely 'grow up'.
For sex, alcohol, or anything that requires you to be older before doing, age does have a lot to say on the matter, if only because it takes like 18-21 years before a person is fully grown physically anyway! Never mind the additional mental maturity afterwards.
Indeed, some people mature faster than others, whether physically or mentally or both. Not only are there no magic numbers, but in and of itself age doesn't guarantee maturity - although it does tend to have a greater say on the physical aspect!
But generally people mature with age, and having a 'magic number' a cut-off point, somewhere to judge the line is as consistent way of doing it as I know. And I respect the law on those matters.
If there's a better alternative, fine. But have we got one yet? The law should only be changed if there's a better alternative. You speak of if we could do it a better way. Exactly - if, until some alternative happens somehow (if ever?!) it's best to just go by age.
EvF
