[General Battuta]

That holds across all individuals and isn't rooted in a fundamentally arbitrary moral system?

Doubtful!

[NGTM-1R]

That holds across all individuals and isn't rooted in a fundamentally arbitrary moral system?

You're the one familar with social sciences, you tell me.

[General Battuta]

The only scientifically determinable 'age of consent' is when the individual starts exhibiting sexual behavior.

That can be as early as...well, infancy.

It's going to remain a social decision, and therefore an arbitrary/utilitarian one. I believe Rian laid out the reasons why an arbitrary standard may be useful, and what its weaknesses are.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I might get roasted, but I don't really get why people hate Miley Cyrus so much. Or her sister.

Who?

[Dilmah G]

Google, my son. Bunch of kids who aren't good role models to young 'uns. Miley may be a teenager, but the fact is, she's in the spotlight, and she's a role model. So she should behave like one.

[Colonol Dekker]

Underage aside. The level of independence affects 'who wears the trousers' more than whos oldest. By independent I mean financially and confidencewise.