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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
That wasn't the point I was making. I commonly hear the argument "You can't help who you're attracted to!" clause used around here whenever someone wants to justifiy homosexuality. All right. Fine. Whatever. But by the same extension, pedophilia/incest/bestiality/any other type of sexual behavior which is considered taboo should also be justified under the same rationale. What's to say they don't feel any less to attracted to the people/things they are than you are attracted to the people/things you are? Nothing! Why is it that "You can't help who you're attracted to" is only acceptable when you think it is?
Anywho, "Consent" is an irrelevant concept simply because society has set up arbitrary numbers dictating at what age someone can and can't give willing consent. It doesn't mean anything in the natural sense.
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Some people are turned on by killing people and having sex with their corpse, they can't help it. It sucks to be them because society has deemed such activities illegal.
Where we draw the line can be changed, such as with homosexuality. The current philosophy is if its not hurting anyone, then so be it.
Since we think children are harmed from being used for sex by adults, then that is where we draw the line.
We don't care about their motivations, or if they can't help it, prisons are filled with people who couldn't help it.