(August 20, 2014 at 6:51 pm)Statler Waldorf Wrote: Nope, the consensual/non-consensual distinction was arbitrary and therefore meaningless. Not only that, but child rape cases are often consensual.
Children are not mentally capable of consenting in the same way that adults are.
The human mind does not finish fully developing until about 23. The part the of the brain that deals with consenting a bit earlier than that.
Even if a child agrees to do something, that doesn't mean they are consenting. They are unable to make many distinctions, calculate consequences, make long term predictions.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
