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Message Subject Poll for Libertarians
Poster Handle Manu-Koelbren
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Consent is the key factor here-- in many bigamous marriages there is huge element of deceit accompanied by financial and emotional deprivation, as at least one or more spouses were usually unaware of the existence of the other marriages. I realize there is a difference in the definition of bigamy & polygamy.
 Quoting: Ralph--a house dog


Exactly. Very good point. Consent is the benchmark of acceptable human behavior.
 Quoting: simultaneous_final


Consent is the basis of the concept of rights in civilized society.
 Quoting: Manu-Koelbren


Indeed. Breach of consent is the basis of criminal law.

theft
rape
murder
assault
kidnapping
etc
 Quoting: simultaneous_final


There's a slippery slope here with regards to pedophilia, as some people may argue that if children would consent to having sex with an adult then they should have that right. One may argue that children are not mature enough to consent but this is not really something that can be fully substantiated (point being, a 10 year old girl who is already sexually developed consenting to having sex with an adult). My point against pedophilia, in a libertarian spirit, is that while minors are the financial responsibility of their parents it's the parents who should have the last word regarding what their children do.

It's hard to argue the point against pedophilia without trying to support oneself on relative moral grounds and I suspect this will become the next controversy in the years to come. It's a good example of a case that is hard to argue without recurring to emotional or relative argumentations. In fact even religious arguments may fail as in the Bible the Jewish God told the Israelites to take as wives the female virgins of the enemy, regardless of age.

I am against pedophilia and I would like to arrive to an argument of absolute and overwhelming logic to dismantle the pedophile agenda while respecting the idea of consent being the basis of civilized interaction, but I haven't arrived there so far.
 
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