okay I read it. let's get into this.
Vuelo Eluko wrote:
Speaking strictly in terms of biology here, children birth the healthiest babies. The older the mother, the worse off her spawn are in general. I missed the conversation so I'm not sure what bearing it has but there ya go.
First of all, that is completely false. If you think that a 15yo girl births healthier children than a woman in her early to mid 20's, then you need to actually do some research. The reason I think that you actually believe that is because you said: "
CHILDREN birth the healthiest babies."
While it is true that females can be fertile at a young age, they are not at their peak fertility until their early to mid 20's. Fertility only really starts declining drastically around the age of 35. There are also studies showing that Fetal death rates and Perinatal death rates are higher in teenage pregnancies than they are with women in their 20's. Teenage mothers are also more likely to give birth prematurely and at low birthweights. A younger woman's body just isn't ready for childbirth yet.
There is also the huge socioeconomic problem of a teenager having a child. I know you were only talking strictly biological, but I'm gonna bring this up anyways. In no way shape or form is a teenager prepared to have a child, economically or mentally. They are most likely still going to school while living with their parents. They have not had time in their life to create a career, to build a foundation for themselves so they can support themselves and the baby, ultimately leading the child to have a poor quality of life. Teenage mothers create a huge disadvantage for themselves in life when they give birth at such a young age. They struggle to care for a child, while attending school, working a job, or both. Of course, some teenager's parents will be able to help them, but it is still a huge burden on everyone involved, in most cases.
I am very against people having children when they aren't financially or mentally prepared. Everybody has their right to do so though.
B1rd wrote:
I'm not trying to justify anything, and being attracted to 15 year olds isn't paedophilia. Pedophilia is concerned with pre-pubescent children, and generally 15 and 16 years olds have their reproductive faculties in order. Reproductive capability is pretty much the main determining factor for attractiveness, because obviously reproduction is the main purpose of human sexuality. So yes it is normal for men, even older men, to be attracted to 15 or 16 year old girls who've gone through puberty.
This quote is where most of the original debate stemmed from. I can't even begin to address how ignorant B1rd's statement was. While it is true that being attracted to post-pubescent children over the age of 12-13 isn't Pedophilia, it is still Hebephilia and Ephebophilia, which is still extremely disgusting and illegal for the most part in the US. The only reason I say "for the most part" is because 18 and 19-year-olds are also included in the Ephebophilia category.
Saying that "Reproductive capability is pretty much the main determining factor for attractiveness" is essentially saying that humans have not gone through sociocultural evolution. That we haven't gone through any moral development as a species and still rely on raw human instincts. It is not normal for "men, even older men," to be attracted to children like that. It is a disease and it is disgusting. They need to get professional help.