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'''People fail to appreciate the flaws of Age of Consent laws...'''
'''Age of Consent laws are a blunt instrument...'''


*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: It's wrong because it's illegal|It's wrong because it's illegal]] - Homosexuality was once illegal.
*[[Debate Guide: Problems with the Age of Consent|Problems with the Age of Consent]] - There are numerous flaws, listed on this page.
*[[Debate Guide: Problems with the Age of Consent|Problems with the Age of Consent]] - There are numerous flaws, listed on this page.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: It's wrong because it's illegal|It's wrong because it's illegal]] - Homosexuality was once illegal.
:*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Legal pragmatism|Legal pragmatism]] - It is wrongly argued that high Ages of Consent are "pragmatic".
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Legal pragmatism|Legal pragmatism]] - It is sometimes wrongly argued that there is a ''permanent'' pragmatic argument for keeping the Age of Consent.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: There is no law that prohibits minors|There is no law that prohibits minors]] - Nonsensical argument claiming minors are already sexually emancipated.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: There is no law that prohibits minors|There is no law that prohibits minors]] - The nonsensical argument that claims children are already sexually emancipated.


'''Myths and bad meta-ethics plague discussions of expressed adult-minor sexuality...'''
'''Myths and bad meta-ethics plague discussions of expressed adult-minor sexuality...'''


*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: All child molesters are pedophiles|All child molesters are pedophiles]] - This belief is demonstrably false.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: All child molesters are pedophiles|All child molesters are pedophiles]] - This belief is demonstrably false.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: "Stranger danger" or "It could be anyone"|"Stranger danger" or "It could be anyone"]] - These two conflicting "expert" opinions are both unfounded and abused to incite fear.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: "Stranger danger" or "It could be anyone"|"Stranger danger" or "It could be anyone"]] - Two conflicting "expert" opinions (both unfounded, abused to incite fear).
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Sexual inexperience|Sexual inexperience]] - Experience is not a necessity. We all start inexperienced.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: If we could only save one child|If we could only save one child]] - Negative utilitarianism is discredited and nonsensical meta-ethics.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: If we could only save one child|If we could only save one child]] - Negative utilitarianism is discredited and nonsensical meta-ethics.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Child sexualisation and objectification|Child sexualisation and objectification]] - Claims that sexuality may consume the life or identity of a minor are bizarre and unrealistic.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Child sexualisation and objectification|Sexualisation and objectification]] - Sex/physical relationships needn't be all-consuming .
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Sexual inexperience|Sexual inexperience]] - When is supposedly the "best time" to gain life experience?


'''Levels of harm are exaggerated and the sources are completely misunderstood...'''
'''Levels of harm are exaggerated and the sources are completely misunderstood...'''


*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Power disparity|Power disparity/Stockholm Syndrome]] - Differences in power are not automatically inductive to abuse.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Power disparity|Power disparity/Stockholm Syndrome]] - Differences in power are not automatically inductive to abuse.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Intrinsic harm|Intrinsic harm]] - The belief that harm is intrinsic to adult-minor sexuality is demonstrably false.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Profound and lifelong scarring|Profound and lifelong scarring]] - These characteristics are atypical and not intrinsic.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Profound and lifelong scarring|Profound and lifelong scarring]] - These characteristics are atypical, often a result of culture and nonconsensual sex.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Doomed from the beginning|Doomed from the beginning]] - Will adult-minor relationships really die off as the youngster grows older?
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Doomed from the beginning|Doomed from the beginning]] - It is sometimes assumed that adult-minor relationships will die as the youngster grows older.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Recidivism is highest among child sex offenders|Recidivism is highest among child sex offenders]] - Demonstrably false.


'''Other societies and species are points of interest...'''
'''Other societies and species are points of interest...'''


*[[Debate Guide: Nonhuman relatives|Nonhuman relatives]] - Other species' adult-juvenile sexuality.
*[[Debate Guide: Nonhuman relatives|Nonhuman relatives]] - Other species' adult-juvenile sexuality.
*[[Debate Guide: Historical nonadult-adult sex|Historical nonadult-adult sex]] - Historical precedent for adult-minor sexual emacipation.
*[[Debate Guide: Historical nonadult-adult sex|Historical nonadult-adult sex]] - Historical precedent for adult-minor sexual emancipation.


'''And what do those who experienced it have to say?'''
'''Many people also speak from direct experience...'''


*[[Accounts and Testimonies|Our database of accounts]] - An anecdotal study.
*[[Accounts and Testimonies|Our database of accounts]] - An anecdotal study, including useful infographics.

Latest revision as of 00:34, 13 April 2024

Age of Consent laws are a blunt instrument...

  • Against: Legal pragmatism - It is wrongly argued that high Ages of Consent are "pragmatic".

Myths and bad meta-ethics plague discussions of expressed adult-minor sexuality...

Levels of harm are exaggerated and the sources are completely misunderstood...

Other societies and species are points of interest...

Many people also speak from direct experience...

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