Which is more immoral?

[KillerPollo]

Considering both involve consenting adults, I don't see either as immoral at all.

The gay one said the "same age" Nowhere does it imply that they're "consenting adults".

[KillerPollo]

Obviously neither is 'immoral' in any way.

Only if opebo is involved in either of tose.

[KillerPollo]

I disagree. You dont turn 18 and stop gaining maturity. Maturity is something that increases as you get older, no matter how old you are, but because the rate slows down as you get older, a percentage is needed.

He never said you didn't stop gaining maturity, only that at 18 you are 'mature enough' to decide who you want to marry.

I disagree. Not if you're picking someone who is 80 years old.

Are you mature enough to decide to have sexual relations with someone who is 80 years old?

As far as I see it, lots of people aren't particularly mature at eighteen, but that doesn't mean we deny them their rights because we don't think they are suitably mature for an eighteen year old. Why should we stop someone who is mature and say nineteen from marrying an eighty year old when two people who are immature and eighteen are perfectly allowed to marry each other?

An 18 year old is mature enough to marry another 18 year old, not an 80 year old.

How do you know?

It's my theory.

Precisely. It should not be imposed on the rest of the population.

So you think an 18 year old has the same maturity as an 80 year old?

it shouldnt be maturity by comparison, it should be 'are YOU mature enough to get married?" i think at 18, you are.

and at 17 11months you're not?

[KillerPollo]

Yeah, maturity ages change as you get older, and is why I think you should only marry within your range. However, we are getting off my belief that this is really about equality. A marriage of an 18 year old and an 80 year old is not equality.

exactly my point. Maturity does not come overnight like the law makes you think.

[KillerPollo]

Because, the ages differ too much making it the opposite of eqaulity- ineqaulity

Out of curiousity, define 'equality' for this kind of thing.

Eqaulity means similar ages

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An 18 and 80 year old are technically the same on paper - they are both adult ages and are thereby equal under the law.

their ages are not equal, or are not similar and are therefore not equal.
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Again, Age matters not. Love knows no boundaries... except those of same-sex, and close relatives, and different species, other than that it's OK.