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Originally Posted by Livia
You can join the army as an apprentice at 16 (with the consent of your parents), but you will not be deployed on any kind of active service until you're 18.
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Fair point.
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Originally Posted by Livia
If you think sex in a relationship and watching porn are the same thing, then I suspect you're watching too much porn
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I never said they are, in fact I argue against those who suggest they are the same. But regardless of how much porn may be exaggerated, the point is that it still depicts sexual acts. What difference is it going to make if someone watches porn at 18, compared to 16? The answer - no difference at all.
Not only that...but it'd mean you can't make a sex tape until you're 18. Or rather you can, but you can't watch it until you're that age. That seems pretty stupid to me.
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Originally Posted by Livia
You can get married at 18 without your parents' consent, and then have a drink to celebrate.
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That's not really answered my point to be honest. It doesn't matter if you can get married at 18 without your parents consent, what matters is you can get married at 16 (albeit with parents consent), yet you can't have a drink to celebrate it. Either don't allow people to get married at 16, or reduce the drinking age.
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Originally Posted by Livia
18 is the age of majority. One day, you will understand the sense in that. There is no rush... you only think there is.
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I've never said there's any rush at all. All I'm saying is that there are people who are younger than 18 that are much more physically and mentally mature, and more intelligent than some of those that are over 18. Sadly, people don't seem to consider this and just assume that until you have reached 18, you are incapable of doing certain things and must be protected from every sin the world has on offer.