Re: The Curse of Pedophilophobia

And that's the problem with the kind of super-idealistic philosophies that so many MAPs adopt. They don't seem to comprehend that real life is always messy and can never live up to any ideals they set. Moreover, they seek to change a paradigm that has evolved over millions of years: the parent protecting their children until a certain time. Nearly every animal on earth takes care of their young for a time, and because of that the child necessarily forfeits certain freedoms that adults of their species have. It comes with the territory; it has to. Now, I don't claim that nature is perfect or that we should measure everything we do against it, but the trait described above is nigh universal, and there's a very good reason for it. I accept that because, you know, I'm not batshit crazy. It is what it is, like it or not.

Show me ONE species that has an 18 year (more like 19 year, including pregnancy) waiting period.

Many will say that young animals have their freedom long before they reach full maturity, and that's true, but there is no other animal whose social structure is anywhere near as complex as ours, and that is an important distinction that many here seem to just gloss over.

Termites, bees and ants are more complex than we are.

They even inherit their social class. Not by upbringing as we can do, but by biology.