villageidiot
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Yes, I fully agree with the concept. Just meant the number 18 isn't special. It wasn't even 18 until pretty recently. In fact, in the US, it still varies from state to state, I think?I get the point of the limit being somewhat subjective and malleable, but then what will make someone stop at 17? or 16? We could keep going lower. Hence the only limit which we should respect is the legal one and train our morality around it. It's similar to another incendiary subject of incest. The reason (most) people do not feel sexual attraction towards their sibling is because of this moral training. Logically and scientifically alone nothing stops you from being attracted to your sibling. If you got separated from your sibling at birth and met them after 20 years, not knowing they are your sibling, you could be attracted to them. The mental boundary comes from training from childhood and works. This moral training is important in the case of respecting age too.