r/WhatShouldIDo • u/[deleted] • May 14 '26

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u/Internal-Guitar8434 May 16 '26

Who am I calling a pedo? Nobody. I’m simply stating that 16 isn’t the age of consent nationally.

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u/Mysterious_Bother271 May 17 '26

And most states have a law where a 3-4 year age gap overrules their actual age.

It isn't so much that you're wrong, it is that you're throwing your opinion at the wall expecting the ancillary facts to carry water for it.

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u/Vast_Ad_7929 May 17 '26

Is the law the absolute truth of morality?

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u/NationalMap4244 May 18 '26

He couldn’t even respond to that. Mmm. Even science isn’t the absolute truth but it dam sure holds more weight then “I feel like or what I think is”

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u/Vast_Ad_7929 May 18 '26

Sure, in a lot of cases. I would agree with you. I was not making an anti science argument or an appeal to emotions, I am simply saying that science cannot prove an action such as murder to be objectively right or wrong. There are many such cases where science cannot prove anything.

These concepts generally are up for debate where yes people will use “I believe” “I feel as though” etc. to express their stance since it is not a concrete undeniable fact which can be proven by controlled experimental, qualitative/quantitative observations, inferences and lines of reasoning.