You touched on the topic of individuality a couple of times, and yes, I do agree that everyone's mindset is different; some may mature earlier, some may not. But just how do we gauge that? We do not just whip out a questionnaire to determine if they are alright with watching and obtaining materials with mature content. It is just like education; can we rightly say that every job needs you to be highly educated to do well in it? Certainly not. But it is a gauge of one's ability to handle certain things. And until we can come to a decision on how to determine if one is old enough to make his own choice and not cause more harm than good, censorship steps in to provide some kind of control.
Interesting enough, you use the term may when referring to adults being able to restrain themselves, as I am sure you will agree that many "adults' are unable to restrain themseleves form certain actions/thoughts/etc.
I used may because nothing is absolute. And I'm sure you'd agree with me. However, the probability that an adult is able to view certain materials without wanting to follow what he/she sees foolishly is definitely higher than a child in the same situation. Age may not mean everything, but it does serve as an indication of how much people know, how much experience they've had, and how able they are to judge for themselves what is right and wrong. There will be those who are younger and yet are able to make better judgments than those much older in years than they are, but they are the minority.
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Date: 2006-02-24 01:30 pm (UTC)Interesting enough, you use the term may when referring to adults being able to restrain themselves, as I am sure you will agree that many "adults' are unable to restrain themseleves form certain actions/thoughts/etc.
I used may because nothing is absolute. And I'm sure you'd agree with me. However, the probability that an adult is able to view certain materials without wanting to follow what he/she sees foolishly is definitely higher than a child in the same situation. Age may not mean everything, but it does serve as an indication of how much people know, how much experience they've had, and how able they are to judge for themselves what is right and wrong. There will be those who are younger and yet are able to make better judgments than those much older in years than they are, but they are the minority.
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