I’m going to be chastised, first for talking all about pedophilia and now this. Well so be it.
Kids are having sex younger. As humans, we display a consistent opposition to children having sex. Having gotten to know people in their intimate detail of personal thoughts - sometimes I wonder how many people actually think that privately, but on facebook status and in tv, it’s a big nono.
Does this come from religious ideology? An ingrained sense of jealousy? The idea that no one should try if they can’t procreate?
Don’t get me wrong - if you say it’s bad for two 6-year-olds to have sex - then perhaps it’s bad. We have bigger questions to resolve like feeding the world. I don’t need to fight the conventional view on the matter.
But don’t tell me they never have this desire. I know for certain many do exhibit such. Is it so because those that do have been sexually abused? Or is it sometimes genetically ingrained? Suppose we remove the AIDS argument and we focus strictly on psychological wellness. Is it bad? Again, not here to rock the boat. Maybe it is bad. Why? Why not?
Well, they can certainly play with each other’s Little foo foos and get pleasure out of it. It’s not quite the same thing as adult sexual attraction, but the desire to do things that in adults would be well, sex, is there in kids. I know this, cough cough, from my own experience as a kid.
If I’m a pedophile, Magsj, I really ought to stop wasting my time in a forum and spend more time discretely downloading child pornography or searching vulnerable families to prey on, no?
Merely from secular psychology, the sexual impulse causes a catharsis that over shadows rational thinking and learning. Thus when a child gets involved in it, the child loses all interest in learning far more relevant things that the adults know he will have to have. Basically it is too strong of a distraction and thus to be used only by social engineers in programming children toward or away from the design goals.
I have no idea what the impacts of 6 year old children having sex with each other. The results of the act would be how I judged the value/relevance of the act.
Instinctively I feel there ought be a level of maturity in those who engage in sex. It’s difficult for me to imagine 6 year olds possessing that instinctive level of maturity.
For example, 15 year olds may have that level of maturity. I feel it’s wrong for 15 year olds to have sex. Whilst it may not be productive, and could be a sign of underlying problems, if both parties have understanding of what’s going on and why, then I don’t feel immediate condemnation. I also don’t sense condemnation from the general community of 15 yr olds having sex.
When I started using the internet and communicating online, I immediately dropped out of school and spent all my time online. This was a product of underlying issues.
Yet James’ point seems reasonable. I kind of expect if children of 6 were having sex, it would completely throw out their development.
It’s a complicated issue that demands prior understanding. Skipping too many steps. Like asking a child about abortion, when they don’t know about sex.
Chemicals in foods, Shows that kids watch, more time to be curious and experiment, lack of supervision, lack of adults honestly answering questions with patience and no embarrassment are all reasons why kids are exploring sexual activity Gaia.
It is unhealthy physically and mentally for kids I would not say it has any ethical or moral wrongness. Hormones affect physical and mental growth negatively in many ways. A girl can be severely harmed physically for example. Her organs are developing, physical intrusion can rupture, displace, cause severe infections that affect future intimacy and reproduction. Boys organs are just as sensitive, small blood veins etc can rupture causing growth issues, infection , intimacy issues in the future as well as reproduction issues.
Why not encourage waiting until the body is fully mature?
