Bill Maher Defended Pedophilia in the Past, but Now Says He’s Responsible for Milo’s Downfall

I already gave you reasons.

And I called them insufficient because they make no more sense differentiating 18s from 22s than they do 14s from 18s. I certainly don't buy that "spatial awareness" and "problem-solving" skills are operative.

sneak 14 as the problem number

eyeroll

It's more like if we can extend that 14 can be considered not so bad, we are that much closer to 12, and have gotten past the silly [deferring to the "age of majority"] point.

You argued for such an individualized system that numbers would be "silly".

I did not argue for that as relates to implementation or law or government. I was just saying that my moral intuition on this subject is highly contextual. We can agree that the best way to implement it is with brightlines, but if I then point to specific illegal cases and say "this doesn't bother me" I (or Bill) should not be considered a monster.

I may just be sleep but I don't think that was the only reason I got that impression.

Yeah, maybe you are asleep, because I don't know where you got your impression.

You think kids are being charged for having sex with one another?

They are, definitely, in the USA at least. You point to Canadian laws, but Bill and I are American.

What's the issue?

I honestly don't understand what your issue is with what I've been skeptical about.

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